Given name
Elwira
“a-truthful woman; one who can be trusted”
Elwira is a variant of Elvira. One Latin interpretation is “a-truthful woman; one who can be trusted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elwira is a variant of Elvira. One Latin interpretation is “a-truthful woman; one who can be trusted.”
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Where it comes from
Elwira is a variant of Elvira. An origin associated with Elvira is Germanic.
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The story
Elwira is a variant of Elvira. The history of Elvira gives this family its wider story. Elvira was used in medieval Spain. Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni provides a later operatic association, while the details of the name’s Germanic formation remain uncertain.
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Elwira’s family of names
In Polish usage, Elwira has a diminutive in Elwirka. Elwira has a related form in Elvira. In Polish usage, Elwira has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elvira.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Elwira has relatives in 10 languages.
6 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elwira
- Elwira SeroczyńskaPolish long track speed skater and sports administrator (1931-2004)
- Elwira Żmudzkaclimatologistborn 1961
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