Elvira is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. First recorded in

medieval Spain Spain in the Middle Ages is a period in the History of Spain that began in the 5th Century following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and ended with the beginning of the Early modern period in 1492. The history of Spain is marked by waves ...

, it is likely of Germanic (

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

) origin. Elvira may refer to:

People

Nobility

Elvira Menéndez (died 921) Elvira Menéndez (Portuguese and Galician: Elvira Mendes; died between 20 February and 12 October 921) was Queen consort of León due to her marriage with King Ordoño II. Biography Elvira was the daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, a Ga ...

, daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and wife of Ordoño II of León *

Elvira of Castile, Queen of León Elvira García (–1017), was Queen of Leon by marriage to King Bermudo II, and regent of Leon jointly with Count Menendo González during the minority of her son Alfonso V from 999 until 1008. Life Although the year of her birth is not docum ...

(965–1017) *

Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily Elvira of Castile ( – 6 February 1135) was a member of the House of Jiménez and the first Queen of Sicily as the wife of Roger II of Sicily. Elvira was a legitimate daughter of Alfonso VI, king of León and Castile. Her mother was Kin ...

(c. 1100–1135), wife of Roger II, King of Sicily *

Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse Elvira of Castile (before 1082?–1151) was a countess consort of Toulouse. She was the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, by his mistress Jimena Muñoz, and full sister of Theresa, Countess of Portugal. She married, firs ...

(before 1082?-1151) *

Elvira of Toro Elvira (1038 or 1039 – 15 November 1101) was a Leonese ''infanta'' and the Lady of Toro, Zamora, the daughter of Ferdinand I of León and Castile and Sancha of León, and granddaughter-namesake of Elvira Menéndez, and also an aunt of El ...

(1038/9–1101), daughter of King Ferdinand I of León *

Elvira Menéndez (died 1022) Elvira Menéndez (Portuguese and Galician: ; 2 December 1022) was a queen consort of Leon by marriage to King Alfonso V. Life She was a member of the highest ranks of the nobility of Portugal and Galicia as the daughter of count Menendo Gonzá ...

, Queen of León (1008–1022), wife of Alfonso V of León *

Elvira Ramírez Elvira Ramírez (''c''. 935 – aft. 986) was a Leonese princess who served as regent of the kingdom between 962 and 975 during the minority of her nephew Ramiro III of León. Childhood Born about 935, she was the daughter of the King Ramiro II of ...

(c. 935–after 986), princess and regent of León

Arts and entertainment

Elvira Amazar Elvira Amazar (1890s – February 7, 1971), also known as Vera Amazar or Elaine Amazar, was a Serbian-born Russian-American soprano singer and actress. She was also the subject of the first photograph described as "cheesecake", in 1917. Early li ...

(1890s-1971), Serbian-born Russian-American soprano singer and actress *

Elvira Barney Elvira Enid Barney (née Mullens; ) was an English socialite and actress known professionally as Dolores Ashley. She was tried for the murder of her lover, Michael Scott Stephen, in 1932. The trial was widely reported by the British press. She wa ...

(1904-1936), English actress and socialite *

Elvira Betrone Elvira Betrone (1881–1961) was an Italian actress of stage, film, radio and television.Cardullo p.114 Selected filmography * ''Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) * ''A Garibaldian in the Convent'' (1942) * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) * '' Disturbance'' (1 ...

(1881–1961), Italian actress *

Elvira Casazza Elvira Casazza (15 November 1887 – 24 January 1965) was an Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer (also known as Elvira Mari-Casazza). One of Arturo Toscanini, Toscanini's favourite singers, she was considered an outstanding interpreter of Mistres ...

(1887–1965), Italian mezzo-soprano *

Elvira Cristi Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno (born 26 November 1976) is a Chilean actress and model. Biography Elvira Cristi began her career at age 13, appearing in television commercials. She obtained the title of "Miss Rostro" (Miss Face) from the magazine ' ...

(born 1976), Chilean actress and model *

Elvira Gascón Elvira Gascón Vera (May 17, 1911 – February 10, 2000) was a Spanish painter, drafter, and engraver who participated in the Mexican muralism, Mexican muralism movement and is known for synthesizing Spanish and Mexican styles. Gascón also illu ...

(1911-2000), Spanish painter and engraver *

Elvira Godeanu Elvira Godeanu (1904–1991) was a Romanian stage actress.Modorcea p.292 She also appeared in four films. Selected filmography * '' Povara'' (1928) * ''A Lost Letter A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, u ...

(1904–1991), Romanian stage actress *

Elvira de Hidalgo Elvira Juana Rodríguez Roglán (December 28, 1891 – January 21, 1980), known professionally as Elvira de Hidalgo, was a prominent Spanish coloratura soprano, who later became a teacher and vocal coach. Her most famous pupil was Maria Ca ...

(1891-1980), Spanish coloratura soprano and teacher of Maria Callas *

Elvira Kralj Elvira Kralj (born 16 August 1900 in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two auton ...

(1900-1978), Slovenian actress *

Elvira Kurt Elvira Kurt (born December 9, 1961) is a Canadian comedian, and was the host of the game show '' Spin Off''. She hosted the entertainment satire/talk show ''PopCultured with Elvira Kurt'', which began on The Comedy Network in Canada in 2005. That ...

(born 1961), Canadian comedian *

Elvira Madigan Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen (December 4, 1867 July 19, 1889), better known by her stage name Elvira Madigan, was a circus performer who performed as a slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer. She is best known today ...

(1867-1889), Danish tightrope walker and trick rider *

Elvira Natali Elvira Natali (born 25 December 1996), is an Indonesian author, and actress. She is best known for her 2013 novel ''Janji Hati'' ("''Heart Promises''") and the film ''Janji Hati'', in which she appeared as the leading actress. Early life Nata ...

(born 1996), Indonesian actress and author *

Elvira Navarro Elvira Navarro Ponferrada (born 25 March 1978) is a Spanish writer. Career Elvira Navarro holds a licentiate in Philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2004 she won the City Council of Madrid's Young Creators Competition, and en ...

(born 1978), Spanish writer *

Elvira Nikolaisen Elvira Nikolaisen (born 16 July 1980 in Moi) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter signed for Sony BMG. She released her debut single ''Love I Can't Defend'' in December 2005, it reached the number 3 spot on the Norwegian singles list. She followed up ...

(born 1980), Norwegian singer-songwriter *

Elvira Notari Elvira Notari (born Elvira Coda; 10 February 1875 – 17 December 1946) was an Italian film director, one of the country's earliest and most prolific female filmmaker. She is credited as the first woman who made over sixty feature films and about ...

(1875-1946), Italian filmmaker *

Elvira Pagã Elvira Olivieri Cozzolino (6 September 1920 – 8 May 2003), better known by her stage name Elvira Pagã, was a Brazilian vedette and actress, singer, writer and painter. She was the first Rio Carnival Queen, the first woman to wear a bikini in p ...

(1920-2003), Brazilian actress and singer *

Elvira Popescu Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career Pop ...

(1894-1993), Romanian-born French actress and director *

Elvira Quintana Elvira Catalina Quintana Molina (7 November 1935 – 8 August 1968) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and singer. Early life and career Born in Montijo, Spain, Quintana and her family migrated to Mexico when she was 5 years old. She began her car ...

(1935–1968), Spanish-born Mexican actress and singer *

Elvira Rahić Elvira Rahić (born 1 September 1973) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. Rahić began her professional music career in 1991 and has since released ten studio albums. She lives in Sarajevo and Vienna. Career Rahić will release her eleventh studio alb ...

(born 1973), Bosnian pop-folk singer *

Elvira Ríos María Elvira Gallegos Ríos (16 November 1913 – 13 January 1987) was a Mexican singer and actress. One of the most notable performers of Agustín Lara's songs, Ríos was the first Mexican singer who achieved international success through r ...

(1913-1987), Mexican actress and singer *

Elvira T Elvira Sergeevna Tugusheva (russian: Эльвира Сергеевна Тугушева, born 14 August 1994 in Saratov, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northe ...

(born 1994), Russian pop singer * Elvira Travesí (1919-2009) was a Peruvian-born Argentinean actress * Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, stage name of

Cassandra Peterson Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage ...

(born 1951)

Politicians

Elvira Abdić-Jelenović Elvira Abdić-Jelenović (born 7 September 1967) is a Bosnian politician. She is the president of the Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2013. Prior to that, she was a long-year member of the Democratic People's Union, a party fo ...

(born 1967), Bosnian politician *

Elvira Aitkulova Elvira Rinatovna Aitkulova (russian: Эльвира Ринатовна Аиткулова; ba, Айытҡолова Эльвира Ринат ҡыҙы, Ayıtqolowa Elwira Rinat qıźı, born 19 August 1973) is a Russian journalist and politician ...

(born 1973), Russian politician *

Elvira Badaracco Elvira Badaracco (22 May 1911 — 21 January 1994) was an Italian politician, socialist, writer and feminist activist. Biography Elvira Badaracco was born in Alessandria, Italy. As a teenager she moved with her parents to Milan. Political care ...

(1911-1994), Italian politician *

Elvira Pola Figueroa Elvira de Jesús Pola Figueroa (born 27 July 1957) is a Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution. From 2009 to 2012, she served in the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil langua ...

(born 1957), Mexican politician * Elvira Kovács (born 1982), Serbian politician *

Elvira Olivas María Elvira Olivas Hernández (born 28 October 1935) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. In 2012 she served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico The State ...

(born 1935), Mexican politician * Elvira "Pixie" Palladino (1932-2006), American politician * Elvira Rodríguez (born 1949), Spanish politician and economist *

Elvira Rodríguez Leonardi Elvira Rodríguez Leonardi de Rosales was an Argentine politician. She was elected to the Senate in 1951 as one of the first group of female parliamentarians in Argentina. Biography In the 1951 legislative elections Rodríguez Leonardi was a Pe ...

, Argentine politician *

Maria Elvira Salazar Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(born 1961), American journalist and broadcast television anchor, U.S. Representative from Florida.

Sports

Elvira Guerra Elvira Guerra (; 1855–1937) was an Italian equestrienne and circus performer, notable for competing at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the first Games at which women were allowed to compete. She was the first woman to represent Italy at the Olympics. ...

(1855–1937), Italian equestrienne *

Elvira Herman Elvira Uladzimirauna Herman ( be, Эльвіра Уладзіміраўна Герман; born 9 January 1997) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships At the 2018 Europe ...

(born 1997), Belarusian sprinter *

Elvira Holzknecht Elvira Holzknecht (born 27 September 1973) was an Austrian luger who competed during the 1990s and early 2000s. A natural track luger, she won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships ...

(born 1973), Austrian retired luger *

Elvira Khasyanova Elvira Ramilevna Khasyanova (russian: Эльвира Рамилевна Хасянова: born 28 March 1981, Moscow, USSR) is a former synchronised swimmer from Russia and is the director of the Northern Europe and Russia Region for the Special ...

(born 1981), Russian synchronized swimmer *

Elvira Öberg Elvira Karin Öberg (born 26 February 1999) is a Swedish Biathlon, biathlete. She is the younger sister of Olympic champion Hanna Öberg. Elvira won three gold medals in the youth category at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2018, 2018 Bia ...

(born 1999), Swedish biathlete *

Elvīra Ozoliņa Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa (russian: Эльвира Анатольевна Озолина, born 8 October 1939) is a retired Soviet javelin thrower. In 1960 she won gold medal with an Olympic Record of 55.98 m and was awarded the Order of the ...

(born 1939), Latvian and former Soviet javelin thrower * Elvira Pančić (born 1980), Serbian sprinter *

Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel (born April 11, 1953) is a West German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Possekel competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 m relay, where she won the silv ...

(born 1953), German athlete *

Elvira Saadi Elvira Fuadovna Saadi (born January 2, 1952) is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union who is now an elite gymnastics coach in Canada. As a member of the Soviet Union's women's gymnastics team, Saadi shared in the team gold medals at the ...

(born 1952), retired artistic gymnast from the former Soviet Union *

Elvira Shatayeva Elvira Shatayeva (1 December 1938 – 8 August 1974) was a Russian professional mountain climber and professional athlete and the leader of a failed expedition to Pik Lenina, Pamir, Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border in August 1974. At the time of her ...

, Russian professional mountain climber *

Elvira Stinissen Elvira Stinissen (born 26 March 1979) is a Dutch Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team. She competed at the Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympi ...

(born 1979), Dutch Paralympic sitting volleyball player * Elvira Todua (born 1986), Abkhazian Russian football goalkeeper * Elvira Urusova (born 1968), Georgian athlete * Elvira Vasilkova (born 1962), Belarusian former swimmer * Elvira Ziyastinova (born 1991), Russian footballer

Other

* Elvira Arellano (born 1975), Mexican international activist, undocumented immigrant to the US and ''cause célèbre'' * Elvira Cuevas, Puerto Rican ecologist * Elvira Devinamira, Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder * Elvira Dolinar (1870–1961), Slovenian writer, feminist and teacher * Elvira Fölzer (1868–after 1928), German archaeologist * Elvira Lindo (born 1962), Spanish journalist and writer * Elvira Lobato, Brazilian journalist * Elvira Tânia Lopes Martins (born 1957), Brazilian poet * Elvira Nabiullina (born 1963), head of the Central Bank of Russia *

(1875–1946), Italian filmmaker * Elvira Willman (1875–1925), Finnish playwright, journalist and revolutionary socialist * Elvira Wood (paleontologist), Elvira Wood (1865–1928), American paleontologist who specialized in vertebrate paleontology

Fictional characters

* Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, portrayed by

in television and film * Elvira Coot (Grandma Duck), grandmother of Donald Duck * Elvira, the title character of Noël Coward's ''Blithe Spirit (play), Blithe Spirit'' * Elvira, heroine of the opera ''I puritani'' * Elvira, heroine of the opera ''Ernani'' * Elvira, in the opera ''L'italiana in Algeri'' * Donna Elvira, in the opera ''Don Giovanni'' * Elvira, in the 1667 play ''Elvira'' by George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol * Elvira, title character in the 1763 play ''Elvira'' by David Mallet (writer), David Mallet * Elvira Almiraghi, portrayed by Franca Valeri in the 1959 film ''Il vedovo'' * Elvira Dutton, in Margaret Walker's book on slavery, ''Jubilee'' * Elvira Hancock, Tony Montana's love interest, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1983 film ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'' * Elvira Stitt, in the novel ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (novel), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'' and the 1963 film adaptation * Elvira, in the 2005 novel ''Ingo (novel), Ingo'' by Helen Dunmore {{given name French feminine given names Italian feminine given names Spanish feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Romanian feminine given names Russian feminine given names