70%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. ehl-MIR-ə(English) [key] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a shortened form of Edelmira. It appears in the play Tartuffe (1664) by the French playwright Molière (often spelled in the French style Elmire). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAlmiraSame SpellingElmira 2, Elmira 3User SubmissionElmira PopularityDetails Last ranked #98 in 2021 Azerbaijan Last ranked #931 in 1940 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #940 in 1937 United States Name DaysName Days? Latvia: March 7 Categories cities, colleges or universities, contracted forms, currently out of the US top 1000, feminine forms, literature, places, theatre