Selva
See also: selva
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.
Proper noun
Selva (plural Selvas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selva is the 25187th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Selva is most common among Hispanic/Latino (55.28%) and White (37.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selva”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- 'alves, Alves, Elvas, Levas, Slave, Slavé, Veals, avels, evals, laves, salve, slave, vales, valse, veals
Catalan
Etymology
From selva (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsəl.və/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.bə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsel.va/
Proper noun
Selva f
- Selva (a comarca in Girona, Catalonia, Spain)
Derived terms
- selvatà
Further reading
- “Selva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a wood, from selva (“wood”).
Proper noun
Selva m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
- salve, slave, svela, valse