Selva

See also: selva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.

Proper noun

Selva (plural Selvas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selva is the 25187^th 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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɛl.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈsəl.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsel.va]

Proper noun

Selva f

1. 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

1. a surname

Anagrams

• salve, slave, svela, valse