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elvira

/ɛlvˈaɪɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
elvi-ra
IPA
/ɛlvˈaɪɹə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Spanish, in quiet use since the 19th century.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Former name of Granada: a city in Spain; an ancient name for the city.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning, possibly 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan) + *𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*wērei), thus "joyful sincerity". It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787). The place name Elvira is a contraction of the older Illiberi, new city.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Elviras (plural)

Rhymes With

ira myra tyra lyra elmira kyra thyra

Questions

How do you pronounce elvira?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛlvˈaɪɹə/.
What does elvira mean?
A female given name from Spanish, in quiet use since the 19th century.
Where does elvira come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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