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Elvis
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English
thumb|250px|upright|Elvis Presley
Etymology
From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe Saint Elvis, also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is en 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛlvɪs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elvis.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en male.
Elvis Presley (1935–1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer.
Derived terms
en Elvis country Elvis has left the building Elvis impersonator Elvis operator Elvis sandwich Elvis syndrome Elvis taxon Elvisdom Elvisesque Elvisy 50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong
Translations
a male given name
Arabic: ar إِلْفِيس m ʔilfis
Bulgarian: bg Е́лвис m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃爾維斯 Āi'ěrwéisī
Japanese: ja エルヴィス Eruvisu
Korean: ko ^엘비스
Portuguese: pt Elvis m
Russian: ru Э́лвис m
Elvis Presley
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 貓王
Noun
+ Elvii
An impersonator of Elvis Presley.
en programming An Elvis operator.
Translations
impersonator of Elvis Presley
Portuguese: pt Elvis m
Further reading
Anagrams
en eilsv Levi's Levis Lévis Viels evils lives slive veils vleis vlies
en Individuals
Albanian
Proper noun
m
sq male
Declension
Cebuano
Etymology
After Elvis Presley.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
Elvis Presley
ceb male English
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded in 1965. From lv en Elvis. By folk etymology it can be interpreted as a masculine form of Elva or a variant of Alvis.
Proper noun
lv proper noun m
lv male
Related terms
Elvijs
Elviss
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Elvis was the only given name of 1091 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Portuguese
pt
pt:
Alternative forms
pt Élvis
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Elvis + 1
Pronunciation
Élvis
pt ɛwvis ɛlviʃ 2
pt El vis
Proper noun
m
pt male English
pt 2019-3-16 #SóAcho: Elvis Palma estreia como colunista do Portal Agora Laguna Agora Laguna w:Laguna, Santa Catarina https://web.archive.org/web/20250323111733/https://agoralaguna.com.br/2019/03/soacho-elvis-palma-estreia-como-colunista-do-portal-agora-laguna/ Toda sexta-feira, o leitor do Portal Agora Laguna terá seu encontro marcado com o fotógrafo Elvis Palma. Dono de uma das lentes mais atentas da cidade, ele apresentará um resumo dos principais fatos de Laguna em #SóAcho.
Usage notes
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References
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Elvis + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male English