Silvia

Silvia

See also: silvia and Sílvia

English

Alternative forms

• Sylvia

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlvi.ə/

• Audio (Berkshire, UK)

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Proper noun

Silvia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • c. 1590–1591, 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 606515358, [Act IV, scene ii]:

     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.

2. A surname.

Related terms

• Silvanus
• sylvan

Translations

female given name

Chinese: Mandarin: 西尔维娅 Czech: Silvie (cs) f Danish: Sylvia Estonian: Silvia Finnish: Sylvia (fi) French: Sylvie (fr) Galician: Silvia (gl) f German: Silvia (de), Sylvia (de) Greek: Σίλβια (el) f (Sílvia) Hungarian: Szilvia (hu) Italian: Silvia (it) Latvian: Silvija f Norwegian: Sylvia (no) Polish: Sylwia (pl) f Portuguese: Sílvia (pt) f Russian: Си́львия (ru) f (Sílʹvija) Spanish: Silvia (es) Swedish: Sylvia (sv)

Anagrams

• Vasili

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Estonian

Proper noun

Silvia

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Related terms

• Silvi

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Faroese

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Silviu: Silviuson
• daughter of Silvia: Silviudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Silvia
Accusative	Silviu
Dative	Silviu
Genitive	Silviu

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German

Alternative forms

• Sylvia

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Silvia

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

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Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vja/
• Rhymes: -ilvja
• Hyphenation: Sìl‧via

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Anagrams

• Alvisi, Vilasi, lisavi, salivi

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Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”).

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, variant of Sílvia

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɫvia/

Proper noun

Silvia f (genitive singular Silvie, nominative plural Silvie, declension pattern of ulica)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Declension

Declension of Silvia

	singular	plural
nominative	Silvia	Silvie
genitive	Silvie	Silvií
dative	Silvii	Silviám
accusative	Silviu	Silvie
locative	Silvii	Silviách
instrumental	Silviou	Silviami

Further reading

• Silvia in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Etymology

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilbja/ [ˈsil.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -ilbja
• Syllabification: Sil‧via

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Related terms

• Silvio