Elvira

[el-vahyr-uh, -veer-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”

Example Sentences

The Dignity Act of 2025, introduced in July by Escobar and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., seeks to strengthen border security with increased criminal penalties; provide eligible undocumented immigrants with an indefinitely renewable, seven-year “Dignity Status” that allows them to work; and update the legal immigration system.

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"We grew for two years at a fairly high pace because unused resources were activated," said Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina.

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“Brad Pitt probably has to stay sequestered in a tower in a castle somewhere — it becomes no fun at all,” said Cassandra Peterson, the actor better known as the macabre movie hostess Elvira.

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When they socialized together without their Pee-wee and Elvira costumes, Peterson said they were each like “a drag queen who was out of drag.”

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You are certainly commenting on beauty as Elvira undergoes a series of painful procedures to change her outside to match her inside.

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