English

Elvis Presley

Proper noun

Elvis

1. A male given name, possibly derived from the surname Elwes.
2. Elvis Presley (1935-1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer.

Translations

Derived terms

• Elvis country
• Elvis has left the building
• Elvis sandwich
• Elvis syndrome
• Elvisdom
• Elvisesque
• Elvisy

Noun

Elvis ‎(plural Elvises)

1. An impersonator of Elvis Presley.

Translations

Anagrams

• evils, Levis, Levi's, lives, slive, veils, vleis

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1965. From English Elvis. By folk etymology it can be interpreted as a masculine form of Elva or a variant of Alvis.

Proper noun

Elvis m

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Elvijs
• Elviss

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Elvis was the only given name of 1091 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Elvis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vis/

Proper noun

Elvis m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Elvis