Silvia

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/ˈsɪlvi.ə/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin silva →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sylvia

  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.

Origin

  1. Latinsilva“forest”
  2. EnglishSilvia

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.

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Translations

Catalan Sílvia
  • Sílviafemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 西尔维娅
  • 西尔维娅female given name
Czech Silvie
  • Silviefemale given name
Danish Sylvia
  • Sylviafemale given name
Estonian Silvia
  • Silviafemale given name
Finnish Sylvia
  • Sylviafemale given name
French Sylvie
  • Sylviefemale given name
German Silvia, Sylvia
  • Silviafemale given name
  • Sylviafemale given name
Greek Σίλβια
  • Σίλβια (Sílvia)female given name
Hungarian Szilvia
  • Szilviafemale given name
Italian Silvia
  • Silviafemale given name
Latvian Silvija
  • Silvijafemale given name
Norwegian Sylvia
  • Sylviafemale given name
Polish Sylwia
  • Sylwiafemale given name
Portuguese Sílvia
  • Sílviafemale given name
Russian Си́львия
  • Си́львия (Sílʹvija)female given name
Spanish Silvia
  • Silviafemale given name
Swedish Sylvia
  • Sylviafemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Silvia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvia

MLA

“Silvia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Silvia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silvia.

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