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Globally, Elmire (Elmire ) is a rare primarily girly, but scarcely male first name. The forename Elmire is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name, Israel, where it is a rare masculine name, and France, where it is a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, and the United States. Also, Elmire is the last name as well as the forename.
Elmire is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elmire , the theatrical character in the play "Tartuffe" and Elmire , the operatic character in the opera Erwin und Elmire by Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; in love with Erwin.