Yelva

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Gender Feminine
Usage Danish, Theatre
Pronounced Pron. YEL-vah(Danish)  [key]
Other Forms FormsJelva

Meaning & History

Danish adoption of a short form of the Russian name Yelizaveta.

Its usage outside of Russia was likely inspired by Eugène Scribe's play Yelva ou l’Orpheline russe (1828).
Added 9/4/2007 by yyelva
Edited 2/26/2018 by Frollein Gladys and Mike C