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Elvis is a name that has its origin or roots in Scandinavia. The name Elvis means "all wise". Some claim that the name Elvis' origin is English, meaning "Elf-wise friend". Elvis is number 106 on the favorite name lists. There are 15,179 people in the United States with the first name Elvis out of the 303, 572, 544 people in the United States. Of all the people with the first name Elvis in the United States 99.9 percent are males. That means that there are some females in the United States with the first name Elvis (0.1 percent). Statistics show that the name Elvis is the 1,495th most popular first name.

When the name Elvis is mentioned the first person that comes to mind of most people is Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley was known as an actor and singer. Born Elvis Aaron Presley on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi he was one of a set of twins. Elvis twin brother Jessie Gordon Presley died at birth. The twins were born to Vernon and Gladys Presley.

There were several songs with the name Elvis in their title. "Bringing Out Elvis" by Faith Hill, "Calling Elvis" by Dire Straits, "Elvis" by Alpha, "Elvis" by Big Head Todd and the Monsters, "Elvis Presley Blues" by Jimmy Buffett, "Jesus and Elvis" by Garnet Rogers, and "Elvis Presley and America" by U2 are just a few of the songs with the name Elvis.

Tupelo Elvis Festival was held in Tupelo, Mississippi just 90 miles from Graceland. The first annual Elvis Presley Festival was held in 2007 and the next Elvis Presley Festival will be held on June 6th to June 8th 2008.

Some interesting things about Elvis are he was six feet tall, he spouse was Pricilla Presley and they had one child, Lisa Marie Presley. Elvis was married on May 1, 1967 to Pricilla Presley and it ended in divorce on October 9, 1973. Elvis was awarded three Grammy Awards and he held a black belt in Karate which he earned in 1960.

A steer that has been claimed to be "The World's Smartest Cow" is a one thousand eight hundred pound steer named Elvis.

Other people carry the name Elvis. Elvis Kubyi runs a track school at Ngala, South Africa. Elvis Dumervil a 5 feet 11 inch 257 pound defensive end plays in the National Football League. Elvis Costello, an English musician and singer-songwriter was born Dedan Patrick MacManus on August 25th 1954 in Liverpool, London. Andrew Elvis Miller an actor is another Elvis. J Elvis Weinstein, actor, writer and producer is another well known Elvis. There is a book by author Georgette Livingston titled "The Dog Named Elvis Caper" that carries the name Elvis.

Whenever the name Elvis is mentioned there is always one Elvis that comes to mind, that is Elvis Presley. He was also known as "The Pelvis", "The king" and "The King of Rock n'Roll". Any other Elvis would be a wanta be and do not come close to THE Elvis, Elvis Aaron Presley!

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