Elvira

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Elvira

  1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.

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  • 2006, Gill, F. and Wright, M., Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276:

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A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Germanic (Visigothic) origin, and debated meaning. It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).

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Elvira

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

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Elvira

  1. A female given name , cognate to English Elvira.

[edit] German

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Elvira

  1. A female given name , cognate to English Elvira.

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Elvira f.

  1. A female given name , equivalent to English Elvira.

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

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Elvira

  1. A female given name.

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