Silvia
//ˈsɪlvi.ə// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"Who is Silvia? what is she? / That all our swains commend her? / Holy, fair and wise is she; / The heaven such grace did lend her, / That she might admired be."
- 2 A surname.
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More examples"Silvia had a stern father who never praised her."
Etymology
Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
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