Elmira 2

With 38 834 bearers, Elmira is the 18th most common feminine given name in Azerbaijan (2014 Data). With 23 643 bearers, Elmira is the 15th most common feminine given name in Kyrgyzstan (2014 Data).

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Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/elmira

Usages: Chechen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar

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Transcription: Эльмира(Chechen, Kazakh) Элмира(Kyrgyz)

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Meaning: Meaning and origin uncertain. It might perhaps mean "ruler of the world", derived from Turkic el meaning "nation, people, country" combined with the Arabic title أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" (see AMIR (1)). Also see the entry for the Soviet name ELMIRA, which is worth checking out since Chechnya, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tatarstan were once part of the Soviet Union. Known bearers of this name include the Kazakh model Elmira Abdrazakova (b. 1994) and the Russian poetess Elmira Kotlyar (1925-2006), both of which are of Tatar descent.

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Note: since all are Turkic people (with the exception of the Chechens) whose predominant religion is Islam, it is much more likely that (for bearers of these ethnicities) the name Elmira is of Turkic, Arabic and perhaps even Persian origin than of Soviet origin. As such, I felt that it was best to remove the etymology of the Soviet name from this entry, and instead simply refer to its own entry.

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- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0 (in Russian; this is about the name Elmira, which can be a first name as well as a toponym)
- https://imya.com/name/16583 (in Russian; this is about the name Elmira)
- https://imya.com/name/35683 (in Russian; this is about the name Elmir)
- https://imya.com/name/16388 (in Russian; this is about the name El)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/أمير (in English)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/мир (in English)
- https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?firstName=Эльмира&keywords=Эльмира&origin=FACETED_SEARCH
- For proof of the existence of this name, here is a list of some bearers:
* Elmira Abdrazakova (b. 1994; of Tatar descent): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmira_Abdrazakova (in English)
* Elmira Alimkhanova (from Nozhay-Yurt in Chechnya): http://rctt.dod95.ru/users/elmira (in Russian)
* Elmira Ashurbekova (from Grozny in Chechnya): http://grozniy.bezformata.ru/listnews/gimni-zhizni-elmira-ashurbekova/39055347/ (in Russian)
* Elmira Baturkhanovna Saidullaeva (b. 1983; of Kazakh and Uyghur descent): https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Эльмира_Батурхановна_Сайдуллаева (in Kazakh)
* Elmira Elikhanova (from Grozny in Chechnya): http://bezrisk.ru/201005217540 (in Russian)
* Elmira Galimova (b. 1982; of Tatar descent): https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Эльмира_Галимова (in Tatar)
* Elmira Kayir kizi (b. 1975; of Kyrgyz descent): https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Элмира_Кайып_кызы (in Kyrgyz)
* Elmira Kәlimullina (b. 1988; of Tatar descent): https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Эльмира_Кәлимуллина (in Tatar)
* Elmira Khusainova (from Grozny in Chechnya): https://grozny.tv/video.php?id=27721 (in Russian)
* Elmira Kotlyar (1925-2006), a Russian of Tatar descent: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%80,_%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0 (in Russian)
* Elmira Magamedova (from Grozny in Chechnya): http://bezrisk.ru/201205860445 (in Russian)
* Elmira Saieva (from Grozny in Chechnya): http://bezrisk.ru/200603260950 (in Russian)
* Elmira Shәrifullina (b. 1947; of Tatar descent): https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Эльмира_Шәрифуллина (in Tatar)
* Elmira Tagaeva (b. 1978; of Kyrgyz descent): https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Элмира_Тагаева (in Kyrgyz)
* Elmira Tushulaeva (from Grozny in Chechnya): http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/culture/25384/ (in Russian)

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(Information from name #265633 originally submitted by an anonymous user)