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Updated March 13, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Woodland maid

Girl name variations

Sylvia

Sylvia

+ 7% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Silva

Silva

0 % this year
Feminine
Rare
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Silvie

Silvie

- 7% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Sylvie

Sylvie

+ 39% this year
Feminine
Uncommon
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Sylva

Sylva

0 % this year
Feminine
Rare
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Silvana

Silvana

+ 7% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Sylvana

Sylvana

+ 14% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Sylwia

Sylwia

0 % this year
Feminine
Rare
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Zilvia

Zilvia

0 % this year
Feminine
Rare
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Italian : Forest

Boy name variations

Silvano

Silvano

- 40% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Silvan

Silvan

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Silvani

Silvani

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Sylvan

Sylvan

+ 21% this year
Masculine
Rare
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How Popular Is The Name Silvia

Family name origins & meanings

  • Southern Italian and Portuguese : from the female personal name Silvia. According to classical legend, this was the name of the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. It was a very popular personal name among Christians throughout Europe, having been borne by the mother of Pope Gregory the Great, a saint in her own right.

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