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Sylvia

A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.

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Sylvia at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“forest”

Etymology

Feminine form of a Medieval 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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Sylvia mean?

A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia. Its root means "forest".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).