Elmira

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/ɛlˈmaɪ.ɹə/

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginProto-Germanic *aþalaz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    "Well, Elmira certainly is a classy name," I said. "Where is she from, New Jersey or something?" "What's that, your idea of humor? My God, you're funny," Emma said. "Elmira is very English and just happens to be Honourable."

    1981, Tama Janowitz, American Dad, Putnam, →ISBN, page 230
  2. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.
    1. A census-designated place in Solano County, California.
    2. A village in Missouri.
    3. A city, the county seat of Chemung County, New York.
    4. A town in Chemung County, New York, next to the city.
    5. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*aþalaz“noble”
  2. EnglishElmira

Possibly a feminine equivalent of Elmer, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *mēraz (“famous”), as in Spanish Edelmira. Introduced through literature (Molière, Goethe).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Elmira

IRAlirapalmyraMyralyraKyraSapphiraDeianira
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Elmira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmira

MLA

“Elmira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmira. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elmira,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmira.

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