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Silvia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsɪlvi.ə/

Etymology

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.

Meanings

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • Who is Silvia? what is she? / That all our swains commend her? / Holy, fair and wise is she; / The heaven such grace did lend her, / That she might admired be. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
2. A surname.

Forms

Relateds

sylvan · Silvanus

Translations (20)

hu Szilvia (female given name) · cmn 西尔维娅 (female given name) · pt Sílvia (female given name) · et Silvia (female given name) · ca Sílvia (female given name) · it Silvia (female given name) · de Silvia (female given name) · ru Си́львия (female given name) · da Sylvia (female given name) · lv Silvija (female given name) · fi Sylvia (female given name) · no Sylvia (female given name) · fr Sylvie (female given name) · gl Silvia (female given name) · es Silvia (female given name) · el Σίλβια (female given name) · sv Sylvia (female given name) · de Sylvia (female given name) · cs Silvie (female given name) · pl Sylwia (female given name)