Elvis
English
Etymology
From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlvɪs/
Proper noun
Elvis
- A male given name.
- Elvis Presley (1935-1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer.
Derived terms
- 50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong
- Elvis country
- Elvisdom
- Elvisesque
- Elvis has left the building
- Elvis impersonator
- Elvis operator
- Elvis sandwich
- Elvis syndrome
- Elvis taxon
- Elvisy
Translations
a male given name
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Elvis Presley
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Noun
Elvis (plural Elvises)
- An impersonator of Elvis Presley.
- (programming) An Elvis operator.
Translations
impersonator of Elvis Presley
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Further reading
- Elvis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Levi's, Levis, Lévis, Viels, evils, lives, slive, veils, vleis, vlies
Cebuano
Etymology
After Elvis Presley.
Proper noun
Elvis
- Elvis Presley
- a male given name from English
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded in 1965. From English Elvis. By folk etymology it can be interpreted as a masculine form of Elva or a variant of Alvis.
Proper noun
Elvis m
- a male given name
Related terms
- Elvijs
- Elviss
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Elvis was the only given name of 1091 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Elvis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈvis/ [eʊ̯ˈvis]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ewˈviʃ/ [eʊ̯ˈviʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛlˈviʃ/ [ɛɫˈviʃ]
- Hyphenation: El‧vis
Proper noun
Elvis m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Elvis