Silva

See also: silva and silvă

English

Alternative forms

• da Silva

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlvə/

Proper noun

Silva

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Alvis, Livas, Salvi, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, vails, valis, vials, vilas

Finnish

Etymology

Based on Italian Silvia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ilʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sil‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): Sil‧va

Proper noun

Silva

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Silva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Silva	Silvat
genitive		Silvan	Silvojen
partitive		Silvaa	Silvoja
illative		Silvaan	Silvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Silva	Silvat
accusative	nom.	Silva	Silvat
	gen.	Silvan
genitive		Silvan	Silvojen Silvain rare
partitive		Silvaa	Silvoja
inessive		Silvassa	Silvoissa
elative		Silvasta	Silvoista
illative		Silvaan	Silvoihin
adessive		Silvalla	Silvoilla
ablative		Silvalta	Silvoilta
allative		Silvalle	Silvoille
essive		Silvana	Silvoina
translative		Silvaksi	Silvoiksi
abessive		Silvatta	Silvoitta
instructive		—	Silvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Silva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Silvani Silvani accusative nom. Silvani Silvani gen. Silvani genitive Silvani Silvojeni Silvaini rare partitive Silvaani Silvojani inessive Silvassani Silvoissani elative Silvastani Silvoistani illative Silvaani Silvoihini adessive Silvallani Silvoillani ablative Silvaltani Silvoiltani allative Silvalleni Silvoilleni essive Silvanani Silvoinani translative Silvakseni Silvoikseni abessive Silvattani Silvoittani instructive — — comitative — Silvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Silvasi Silvasi accusative nom. Silvasi Silvasi gen. Silvasi genitive Silvasi Silvojesi Silvaisi rare partitive Silvaasi Silvojasi inessive Silvassasi Silvoissasi elative Silvastasi Silvoistasi illative Silvaasi Silvoihisi adessive Silvallasi Silvoillasi ablative Silvaltasi Silvoiltasi allative Silvallesi Silvoillesi essive Silvanasi Silvoinasi translative Silvaksesi Silvoiksesi abessive Silvattasi Silvoittasi instructive — — comitative — Silvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Silvamme Silvamme accusative nom. Silvamme Silvamme gen. Silvamme genitive Silvamme Silvojemme Silvaimme rare partitive Silvaamme Silvojamme inessive Silvassamme Silvoissamme elative Silvastamme Silvoistamme illative Silvaamme Silvoihimme adessive Silvallamme Silvoillamme ablative Silvaltamme Silvoiltamme allative Silvallemme Silvoillemme essive Silvanamme Silvoinamme translative Silvaksemme Silvoiksemme abessive Silvattamme Silvoittamme instructive — — comitative — Silvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Silvanne Silvanne accusative nom. Silvanne Silvanne gen. Silvanne genitive Silvanne Silvojenne Silvainne rare partitive Silvaanne Silvojanne inessive Silvassanne Silvoissanne elative Silvastanne Silvoistanne illative Silvaanne Silvoihinne adessive Silvallanne Silvoillanne ablative Silvaltanne Silvoiltanne allative Silvallenne Silvoillenne essive Silvananne Silvoinanne translative Silvaksenne Silvoiksenne abessive Silvattanne Silvoittanne instructive — — comitative — Silvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Silvansa Silvansa accusative nom. Silvansa Silvansa gen. Silvansa genitive Silvansa Silvojensa Silvainsa rare partitive Silvaansa Silvojaan Silvojansa inessive Silvassaan Silvassansa Silvoissaan Silvoissansa elative Silvastaan Silvastansa Silvoistaan Silvoistansa illative Silvaansa Silvoihinsa adessive Silvallaan Silvallansa Silvoillaan Silvoillansa ablative Silvaltaan Silvaltansa Silvoiltaan Silvoiltansa allative Silvalleen Silvallensa Silvoilleen Silvoillensa essive Silvanaan Silvanansa Silvoinaan Silvoinansa translative Silvakseen Silvaksensa Silvoikseen Silvoiksensa abessive Silvattaan Silvattansa Silvoittaan Silvoittansa instructive — — comitative — Silvoineen Silvoinensa

Statistics

• Silva is the 568^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 535 female individuals (and as a middle name to 112 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 17 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈsʲɪlʋɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɪlʋɐ
• Syllabification: Si̇̀l‧va

Proper noun

Silva f

1. a female given name

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sylva (obsolete)

Etymology

Derived from Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from silva (“forest”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.vɐ/ [ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.vɐ/ [ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.va/ [ˈsiʊ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vɐ/ [ˈsiɫ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vɐ/ [ˈsiɫ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.bɐ/ [ˈsiɫ.βɐ]

• Homophone: silva
• Hyphenation: Sil‧va

Proper noun

Silva m or f by sense

1. a surname

Usage notes

This is one of the most common surnames in both Portugal and Brazil.

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síːlʋa/

Proper noun

Sȋlva f

1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	Silva
gen. sing.	Silve
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Silva	Silvi	Silve
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Silve	Silv	Silv
dative (dajȃlnik)	Silvi	Silvama	Silvam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Silvo	Silvi	Silve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Silvi	Silvah	Silvah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Silvo	Silvama	Silvami

Further reading

• “Silva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilba/ [ˈsil.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -ilba
• Syllabification: Sil‧va

Proper noun

Silva m or f by sense

1. a surname