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[ el-vahyr-uh, -veer-uh ] / ɛlˈvaɪr ə, -ˈvɪər ə /
nouna female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.” Words nearby Elviraeluvium, Elva, elve, elver, elves, Elvira, Elvis, elvish, Elwin, Elwood, Elx Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ElviraAlong the route north, on the train the immigrants call “The Beast,” the family saw “many things,” Elvira says. ‘We Cannot Return to Guatemala’: An Immigrant Mother’s Plea|Sarah Moga|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Elvira has recently been deceived by Giovanni—and decides to seek vengeance by publicly outing him as the trickster whom he is. Don Giovanni in Los Angeles: Mozart Meets the Future|Isabel Wilkinson|May 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST "Oh, I don't mean these boys," said Elvira, waving her thin arms scornfully around the roomful. Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney "I have to tell you something terribly sad about Elvira," Loneli said, quite downcast.
Elvira, with great display of dress and equipage, was not far from her, and waved her hand with patronising encouragement. The Mormon Prophet|Lily Dougall "I don't want it," said Elvira, picking at the end of the woollen tippet with her little finger quirked up elegantly. Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney Pip, who had raised his head at entrance of the visitors, ducked it behind the pile of greens at sight of Elvira. Ben Pepper|Margaret Sidney
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