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1) Variant form of Alva (Swedish älva = 'elf, fairy') [1] [2] [3]
2) Short form of Elvira [1] [4] [2]
3) Swedish elva = 'eleven' (= eleventh child) [1] [4] [5] [2]
4) Swedish älv, Icelandic elfa = 'river' [2]
Elfa | ♀ |
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Elfva | ♀ |
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Ellva | ♀ | ||
Elva | ♀ |
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Elwa | ♀ |
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Älva | ♀ |
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For pet forms see also Ella and Elvan and Elvi
Elvuson |
Elvudóttir |
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Elva |
Genitive: | Elvas |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Elva |
Genitive: | Elvan |
Partitive: | Elvaa |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Elva |
Accusative: | Elvu |
Dative: | Elvu |
Genitive: | Elvu |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Elva |
Genitive: | Elvas |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Elva |
Genitive: | Elvas |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Iceland[9] |
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322 | 516 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Denmark[10] |
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515 | n.a. |
515 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Sweden[11] |
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129 | 419 | 129 | 419 | 0 | 0 |
Finland[12] |
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n.a. |
31 | n.a. |
31 | 0 | 0 |
Norway[13] |
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36 | n.a. |
36 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[14] |
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0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |