Elvira

Elvira is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

The first name Elvira is of Spanish origin. About the further origin and meaning there are various theories that attribute the name to either the West Gothic or Arabic. None of these theories is generally accepted.

On the distribution of the name in modern times, the opera Don Giovanni by Mozart has helped.

A male version of the name that is assigned mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elvir is.

Variants

  • Elvyra ( Lithuanian )

Name winners

  • Elvira Bach ( * 1951), German artist
  • Elvira Drobinski White ( * 1951), German politician
  • Elvira Fischer ( * 1954), German track and field athlete
  • Elvira Gascón Vera (1911-2000), Mexican artist
  • Elvira Grudzielski (* 1950), Thuringian homeland researcher
  • Elvira Hoffmann ( born 1941 ), German writer and journalist
  • Elvira of Castile (Sicily ) ( 1100-1135 ), countess and from 1130 Queen of Sicily
  • Elvira Lindo (born 1962 ), Spanish writer and journalist
  • Elvira Madigan (1867-1889), Danish tightrope walker
  • Elvira Ozoliņa ( born 1938 ), Latvian- Soviet track and field athlete
  • Elvira plenary ( born 1955 ), Croatian ( jazz ) pianist, synthesizer player and composer
  • Elvira Possekel (* 1953), German track and field athlete
  • Elvira " Vi " Redd ( born 1928 ), American saxophonist and singer
Gothic language Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily
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