Elmyra reminds me of Elmyra on
Looney Toons, even though I only vaguely remember the show. She was, well, looney: psychotically obsessed with pets, "I will love you and kiss you and hug you until you
die!" *Proceeds to squeeze the poor animal half to death*
Elmira reminds me of
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (
http://snipurl.com/bore). Or, rather, the parody of her who was featured on
The Simpsons.
In general, however, I prefer
Elmira to Elmyra. For two reasons: 1.
Elmira's the original spelling, and 2. Elmyra looks messy to me, when compared with
Elmira. I can easily see it on a witch.
What about Elmera, a fem. form of
Elmer? Pronounced either el-MEER-ah or EL-mer-ah (like
Elmer, but with the
ah sound on the end).
Miranda