Silvia

See also: silvia and Sílvia

English

Alternative forms

• Sylvia

Etymology

Feminine form of Silvius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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/

Proper noun

Silvia

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • ca. 1590 William Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona: 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

Translations

female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西尔维娅

• Czech: Silvie 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)
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• 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

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”).

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Anagrams

• 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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilbja/ [ˈsil.β̞ja]

Proper noun

Silvia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Related terms

• Silvio