Elvis

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.

Noun

Elvis (plural Elvises)

1. An impersonator of Elvis Presley.

Further reading

• Elvis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Levi's, Levis, Lévis, Viels, evils, lives, slive, veils, vleis, vlies

Etymology

After Elvis Presley.

Proper noun

Elvis

1. Elvis Presley
2. a male given name

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.

References

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English Elvis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.vis/

Proper noun

Elvis m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Elvis