Elmira

  • [ el-MIR-ə ]
  • Literature
Shortened form of EDELMIRA. It appears in the play 'Tartuffe' (1664) by the French playwright Molière (often spelled in the French style Elmire).

EDELMIRA   female   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ADELMAR.
ADELMAR   male   Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and meri "famous".
EQUIVALENTS
LITERATURE: Almira
SPANISH: Edelmira
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adelmar
ANGLO-SAXON: Æðelmær
FRISIAN: Amse
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Adelmar, Almir
PORTUGUESE: Almiro
SPANISH: Edelmiro
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Aylmer, Elmer