Elvira

Spanish

"white, fair"

Elvira Origin and Meaning

The name Elvira is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "white, fair".

Before there was the campy TV Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Elvira was the long-suffering wife of Don Juan, and remnants of those negative, gothic images still cling to it, though they are fading.

Other references include the romantic film Elvira Madigan, based on a real person, and the main ghostly character in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances in several operas.

Elvira was in common use in the US in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, remaining in the Top 1000 until 1981; it's still popular in Scandinavia, ranking Number 39 in Sweden.

Elvira Rank in US Top 1000

# 926 in the US

Elvira Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 923 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elvira

• 923 Nameberry 2025
• 40 Sweden 2024

20 Names Similar to Elvira

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• Verona
• Solange
• Indira
• Damaris
• Drusilla
• Demetria
• Florentina
• Isidora
• Merida
• Sabina
• Galilea
• Esperanza
• Rafaella
• Lucienne
• Nerissa
• Renata
• Antonella
• Jessamine
• Vita
• Delphinia

Famous People Named Elvira

• Elvira Mistress of the Dark, stage name of Cassandra Peterson, American actress and TV personality
• Elvira "Elli" Parvo Italian actress
• Elvira Mi­nguez Spanish actress
• Elvira Dones Albanian novelist and screenwriter
• Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti Miss Indonesia 2014
• Elvira Possekel German Olympic runner
• Elvira Zurabovna Todua Russian footballer
• Elvira Kunis mother of American actress Mila Kunis
• Elvira Madigan stage name of Danish tightrope walker Hedvig Jensen
• Elvira Rahic Bosnian folk,pop singer
• Elvira Wayans American TV writer

The name Elvira in Pop Culture

• Elvira character in some of the operas and poems on Don Juan
• Elvira Hancock character in movie "Scarface"
• Elvira Slayer character in "Sims" series
• Elvira song by the "Oak Ridge Boys"
• Elvira character in Helen Dunmore's 'Ingo' books
• Elvira Martinez main character in Mexican film 'Elvira, te daría mi vida pero la estoy usando'

International Variations of the name Elvira

• Alviria German
• Elvéra French
• Alvira Spanish
• Elvire French
• Elvera Italian
• Elwira Polish
• Albira Spanish