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[Facts] Aunt's first name
Her full name is Alvera JaVana. According to my grandmother, JaVana is a Swedish name, derived from Johanna. She would know, as she is a full-blood Swede and JaVana is her middle name, too, as it is mine. I have researched my great-aunt's name and have not found much, except that it is a brand of deodorant, ha ha.
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This site here lists Alvera as a variant of Elvera:
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Alvera
Click further on to arrive at Elvira or look that one up here.After doing a quick Google search myself, I tend to agree with this derivation.
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Thanks much!
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