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Sylvia name meaning and origin. Inhabiting woods from Latin silva wood forest see sylvan. Rhea Silvia was an ancient nature goddess mother to the twin founders of Rome Romulus and Remus. Named for Rhea Silvia mother of Romulus and Remus.

It was introduced to England by Shakespeare who used it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona 1594. Family name origins meanings Apparently an altered spelling of Italian Silvia. The Latin form Silvia was more popular for centuries until recently.

It is now more commonly spelled Sylvia in the English-speaking world. Count of both main and additional first names Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to. Diminutives Sylvi Swedish Sølvi Sylvi Norwegian Sylvi Finnish Other Languages Cultures Silviya Silva Bulgarian Sílvia Catalan Silvija Croatian Silvie Sylva Sylvie Czech Sylvie Sylvette French.

The name Sylvia is a girls name of Latin origin meaning from the forest. The musical sylvan Sylvia seems poised to join former friends Frances and Beatrice and Dorothy back in the nursery. Sylvia is the name of the princess in the Muzzy videos that teach kids foreign languages.

Sylvia Weald a witch from the 8th book in the Night World series Black Dawn by LJ. Also the genus name of warblers hence See definitions of sylvia. Sylvia Name Meaning and History What Does Sylvia Mean and History.

ˈsilvja is a female given name of Latin origin with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate SylviaThe name originates from the Latin word for forest Silva and its meaning is spirit of the wood. Astronomy 87 Sylvia a main belt asteroid. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.