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

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

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

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Faroese

Proper noun

Elvira f

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

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elvira

a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Spanish

Proper noun

Elvira f

a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Elvira c (genitive Elviras)

a female given name

Related terms

Elvy