Sylvia name - Meaning of Sylvia
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Latin
- Pronounced
- SIL-vee-ə (English)
- Sylvia Meaning
- Variant of Silvia. This has been the most common English spelling since the 19th century. Sylvia originates in Latin language and means "from the woods". It is a variant of Silvia and a feminine form of Silvius. Rhea Silvia is considered the founder of Rome and the mother of Romulus and Remus. Silvia is also the Roman goddess of the moon and the forest. In English-speaking countries, the name was popularized in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, a play by William Shakespeare.
Sylvia Related Names
Variant:, Silvia, Silva, Silvie, Silvija, Silvya, Silviya, Sylvi
Diminutives: Sylvi (Swedish), Sølvi, Sylvi (Norwegian), Sylvi (Finnish)
Other Languages: Silviya, Silva (Bulgarian), Sílvia (Catalan), Silvija (Croatian), Silvie (Czech), Sylvie (French), Szilvia (Hungarian), Silvia (Italian), Silvia (Late Roman), Sylwia (Polish), Silvia, Sílvia (Portuguese), Silvia (Roman Mythology), Silvia (Romanian), Silvia (Slovak), Silvija, Silva (Slovene), Silvia (Spanish)
Sylvia Celebrities
Sylvia Beach - published author, Sylvia Chase - journalist, Sylvia Fraser - writer, Sylvia Gunnery - writer, Sylvia Hubbard - writer, Sylvia Kristel - actress, Sylvia Peck - writer, Sylvia Plath - poet, Sylvia Saint - actress, Sylvia Syms - actress, Sylvia Warner - published author,
