Silvia

Silvia \sil-via, si-lv-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Silvia is pronounced in Italian as SIYLVYaa or in Spanish as SIYLBYaa ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Silvia: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"

What is the origin of Silvia?

Silvia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The name Silvia means 'woman of the woods'. Derived from the word silva with the meaning 'wood, forest'. The name was borne in Roman mythology by Rhea Silvia the mother of the legendary founders of Rome, the twins Romulus and Remus. The name was later borne by the mother of Pope Gregory the Great, who was herself a saint. The name has traditionally been used as Italian name, and it was later introduced to English speakers, promoted via various works such as the Shakespeare comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona (1592-1593) and William Congreve's The Old Bachelor (1693). The name saw a revival among English speakers in the 19th century. Silvia is a spelling variant of the English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian short names for Sylvia in the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages and a form of the English, German, Italian, and Spanish name Silvana meaning. Silvia is the feminine form of the German what does the name Silvius mean. Silvia has 24 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise name Silva origin (also used in Armenian and Scandinavian), Silvana name variations (also used in Italian and Spanish), name Silvestra meaning, Silvie name (also used in French), Slyvia pronounciation, baby name Sylva, Sylvana meaning and origin, baby name Sylviane, name Sylvie meaning (also used in French), and name Zilvia. Other English forms comprise the shortenings Silvi meaning of name and Syl name, and the spelling variant Sylvia name popularity (also used in German, Italian, and Scandinavian). Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Hawaiian nicknames for Silivia, the Romanian baby name Silvea, the Spanish Silveria meaning and origin, the Italian and Romanian nicknames for Silviana, the Romanian meaning of Silviea, the Slavic name Silvija, the Spanish name Silvina, the Scandinavian meaning of Sylvi, the French baby name Sylvine, and the Polish Sylwia pronounciation. The diminutive name Sile origin (German) is another foreign form.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Silvia:

the English name Schelby origin, the English Selby name popularity, the name Selva pronounciation, the name name Shalvah, the English Shelba pronounciation, the name name Shelbee, the English what does the name Shelbey mean, the English Shelbi meaning, the English Shelbie name variations, the English Shelby name variations, the name what does the name Shelbye mean, the English meaning of Shellby, the English name Shelva meaning, the name Shilpa pronounciation, the name name Shilpah origin, the name meaning of Shilpha, the name Shylpa pronounciation, the name baby name Shylpha, the Armenian, English, and Scandinavian Silva definition, and the English Silvi meaning and origin.

The baby name Silvia fun facts:

The name Silvia in reverse order is "Aivlis".

The numerological value of the name Silvia is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Silvia?

Silvia is in the top names in USA.