Elwira

== Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlˈvi.ra/ Rhymes: -ira Syllabification: El‧wi‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Italian and Spanish Elvira. 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). ==== Proper noun ==== Elwira f a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Elvira Miała na imię Elwira i była Andaluzyjką. ― Her name was Elvira and she was Andalusian. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin Elvira. ==== Proper noun ==== Elwira f (related adjective elwirski) (historical) Elvira (ancient city in the Roman province of Baetica, identified in the vicinity of Granada) Identyfikacja starożytnej Elwiry nastręcza pewnych trudności. ― The identification of ancient Elvira presents certain difficulties. synod w Elwirze ― The Synod of Elvira ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === Elwira in Polish dictionaries at PWN