Meaning: Form of Silvia, associated with woods or forest
The story
Sylvia is an English spelling of Silvia. Its name family reaches Latin Silvius and silva, wood or forest, giving it a longstanding woodland association.
Nicknames
- Syl
- Sylvie
- Via
Spellings & variants
- Silvia
- Sylvie
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Climbing in the latest US data
Style
Origins
Sylvia comes from English and Latin.
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