Elvira

See also: Elvíra and Elvīra

Translingual

Elvira cupreiceps

Etymology

New Latin, from French Elvire, after the female subject of "A Elvire" by Alphonse de Lamartine. First attested in 1866.

Proper noun

Elvira f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Elvira chionura (white-tailed emerald), Elvira cupreiceps (coppery-headed emerald)

References

• Elvira (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elvira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Elvira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology

A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning. It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).

Proper noun

Elvira (countable and uncountable, plural Elviras)

1. A female given name from Spanish, in quiet use since the 19th century.
2. Former name of Granada.; A city in Spain; An ancient name for the city.

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Elvira
• Finnish: Elviira (fi)
• French: Elvire (fr)
• German: Elvira (de)
• Latvian: Elvīra f
• Polish: Elwira (pl) f
• Romanian: Elvira
• Russian: Эльви́ра (ru) f (Elʹvíra)
• Spanish: Elvira (es)
• Swedish: Elvira (sv)

Anagrams

• Averil, Levari, vailer

Danish

Proper noun

Elvira

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Faroese

Proper noun

Elvira f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Elvira: Elviruson
• daughter of Elvira: Elvirudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Elvira
accusative	Elviru
dative	Elviru
genitive	Elviru

Galician

Proper noun

Elvira f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elvira

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Elvira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlvira/, /ˈ-fi-/

Proper noun

Elvira

1. a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Elvira

   Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti, b. 1993

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elˈbiɾa/ [elˈβ̞i.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: El‧vi‧ra

Proper noun

Elvira f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian and Spanish Elvira. First recorded in Sweden in 1808.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elvira c (genitive Elviras)

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Elvy