Given name

Elvíra

Elvíra is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

Original SpanishElvira

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Elvíra comes from Spanish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Slovak usage, Elvíra developed from Elvira.

Elvíra’s family of names

In Slovak usage, Elvíra has a diminutive in Elvírka. In Slovak usage, Elvíra developed from the Spanish form Elvira. In Czech usage, Elvíra has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Elwira.

Walk Elvíra’s family in the name graph

ElvíraElvīraElvírkaElviraAlviraElvireElwiraЭльвира

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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