The story
- Latin · derived fromsilva“forest”
- English todaySilvia
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.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.