ELVIRA  

Gender: F
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: "white, fair"

Before there was the campy TV Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Elvira was the long-suffering wife of Don Juan, and those negative images still cling to it.

Nicknames & Variations:
Elva, Elvina, Elvyra, Vira, Elveera, Ellvira

International Variations:
Elvéra, Elvire (French) Alviria (German) Elvera (Italian) Elwira (Polish) Alvira, Albira (Spanish)

Elvira is being discussed in our message boards:

• Full names for nn Ellie?
• Need names to create initials "GEM"
• Scarlett or Charlotte?
• New: Movie Title Family Name Game!
• Thoughts on name Ellianne??

Read Nameberry blog posts about Elvira:

• OZ NAMES: Some fanciful ideas from the Emerald City