Elmira

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英文释义

专有名词
  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."
  2. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.; A village in Missouri.
  3. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.; A city, the county seat of Chemung County, New York.
  4. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.; A census-designated place in Solano County, California.
  5. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.; A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon.

词源

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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