# Elvira

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,705

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Spanish, in quiet use since the 19th century.
2. Former name of Granada: a city in Spain; an ancient name for the city.

## Etymology
A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning, possibly 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan) + *𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*wērei), thus "joyful sincerity". It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).
The place name Elvira is a contraction of the older Illiberi, new city.

## Easily confused with
- **Elvis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elvira-vs-elvis)
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eliza-vs-elvira)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisa-vs-elvira)
- **Elmira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmira-vs-elvira)

## Common misspellings (8)
`elivra`, `ellvira`, `elviar`, `elvirra`, `elvria`, `elvvira`, `evlira`, `levira`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elvira