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Elvira

American  
[el-vahyr-uh, -veer-uh] / ɛlˈvaɪr ə, -ˈvɪər ə /

noun

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


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Spain's Manuel Elvira and Italy's Filippo Celli share the lead after both made birdies on the final hole to leave them 13 under.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Elvira and I went on to celebrate some of our next 44 wedding anniversaries at other popular New York City restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Maria Elvira Salazar from Florida and Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania, the only Republican signatories to date.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

As I've been getting used to using Elvira over the last month, life at school has been almost pleasant.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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