Elvira \e-lvi-ra, el-vira\ as a girl's name is pronounced el-VYE-rah, el-VEER-ah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Elvira is "foreign, true". Spanish name. Elvira is a character in some of the operas and poems on Don Juan.
Elvira has 10 variant forms: Alvira, Ellvira, Elva, Elveera, Elvera, Elvina, Elvire, Elvyra, Elwira and Lira.
For more information, see also the related name Ella.