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Elvia - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Elvia

[ 3 syll. el-via, elv-ia ] The girl name Elvia is pronounced EHLViyah KEY. Elvia is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in Italian. Derived from the word helvius which is of the meaning 'blond'. From the Roman family name. Elvia is the feminine equivalent of the Italian Elvio. A form of the name is the Italian Elviana.

Elvia is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1975, 0.008% of baby girls were named Elvia. It was #976 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Within all girl names in its family, Elvia was nevertheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Elvia include the English Elbi, the English Elbie, the English Elby, the Italian Elfa, the German Elfi, the German Elfie, the Arabic and Turkish Elif, the Irish, English, German, and Scandinavian Elva, the English Elvie, and the Irish Ailbhe.

KEY: English pronunciation for Elvia: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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