See also: Sylvía

Translingual

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Etymology

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New Latin, from silvia (woodland sprite), from Latin silva (wood, forest).

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Sylvia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – typical warblers, now subject to substantial taxonomic revision of its constituent species.

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Further reading

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English

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 Rhea Silvia on Wikipedia
 87 Sylvia on Wikipedia

Etymology

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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.

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Sylvia

  1. A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
    • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:
      What lovely names for girls there are!
      There's Stella like the Evening Star,
      And Sylvia like a rustling tree, []
  2. A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
  3. (Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
  4. (astronomy) 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
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Translations

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Sylvia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Sylvia f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Sylvia: Sylviuson
  • daughter of Sylvia: Sylviudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sylvia
Accusative Sylviu
Dative Sylviu
Genitive Sylviu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Silvia. Cognate with English Sylvia and Silvia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsylʋiɑ/, [ˈs̠ylʋiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ylʋiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Syl‧vi‧a

Proper noun

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Sylvia

  1. a female given name
    • 1986, Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:
      Sylvi oli muuttanut nimensä Sylviaksi, kun Arttu oli ostanut tehtaan ja huvilan ja he olivat muuttaneet tänne.
      Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvian laulu, se oli yksi Topeliuksen runo, mutta Sylvin, ei vaan Sylvian mielestä Sylvia kuulosti paremmalta kuin pelkkä Sylvi. Hilma suostui kiltisti sanomaan häntä Sylviaksi.
      Sylvi had changed her name to Sylvia, when Arttu had acquired the factory and they had moved here.
      Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia's song, that was one of Topelius's poems, but Sylvi, I mean Sylvia thought Sylvia sounded better than just Sylvi. Hilma kindly agreed to call her Sylvia.

Declension

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Inflection of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Sylvia Sylviat
genitive Sylvian Sylvioiden
Sylvioitten
partitive Sylviaa Sylvioita
illative Sylviaan Sylvioihin
singular plural
nominative Sylvia Sylviat
accusative nom. Sylvia Sylviat
gen. Sylvian
genitive Sylvian Sylvioiden
Sylvioitten
Sylviain rare
partitive Sylviaa Sylvioita
inessive Sylviassa Sylvioissa
elative Sylviasta Sylvioista
illative Sylviaan Sylvioihin
adessive Sylvialla Sylvioilla
ablative Sylvialta Sylvioilta
allative Sylvialle Sylvioille
essive Sylviana Sylvioina
translative Sylviaksi Sylvioiksi
abessive Sylviatta Sylvioitta
instructive Sylvioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sylviani Sylviani
accusative nom. Sylviani Sylviani
gen. Sylviani
genitive Sylviani Sylvioideni
Sylvioitteni
Sylviaini rare
partitive Sylviaani Sylvioitani
inessive Sylviassani Sylvioissani
elative Sylviastani Sylvioistani
illative Sylviaani Sylvioihini
adessive Sylviallani Sylvioillani
ablative Sylvialtani Sylvioiltani
allative Sylvialleni Sylvioilleni
essive Sylvianani Sylvioinani
translative Sylviakseni Sylvioikseni
abessive Sylviattani Sylvioittani
instructive
comitative Sylvioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sylviasi Sylviasi
accusative nom. Sylviasi Sylviasi
gen. Sylviasi
genitive Sylviasi Sylvioidesi
Sylvioittesi
Sylviaisi rare
partitive Sylviaasi Sylvioitasi
inessive Sylviassasi Sylvioissasi
elative Sylviastasi Sylvioistasi
illative Sylviaasi Sylvioihisi
adessive Sylviallasi Sylvioillasi
ablative Sylvialtasi Sylvioiltasi
allative Sylviallesi Sylvioillesi
essive Sylvianasi Sylvioinasi
translative Sylviaksesi Sylvioiksesi
abessive Sylviattasi Sylvioittasi
instructive
comitative Sylvioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sylviamme Sylviamme
accusative nom. Sylviamme Sylviamme
gen. Sylviamme
genitive Sylviamme Sylvioidemme
Sylvioittemme
Sylviaimme rare
partitive Sylviaamme Sylvioitamme
inessive Sylviassamme Sylvioissamme
elative Sylviastamme Sylvioistamme
illative Sylviaamme Sylvioihimme
adessive Sylviallamme Sylvioillamme
ablative Sylvialtamme Sylvioiltamme
allative Sylviallemme Sylvioillemme
essive Sylvianamme Sylvioinamme
translative Sylviaksemme Sylvioiksemme
abessive Sylviattamme Sylvioittamme
instructive
comitative Sylvioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sylvianne Sylvianne
accusative nom. Sylvianne Sylvianne
gen. Sylvianne
genitive Sylvianne Sylvioidenne
Sylvioittenne
Sylviainne rare
partitive Sylviaanne Sylvioitanne
inessive Sylviassanne Sylvioissanne
elative Sylviastanne Sylvioistanne
illative Sylviaanne Sylvioihinne
adessive Sylviallanne Sylvioillanne
ablative Sylvialtanne Sylvioiltanne
allative Sylviallenne Sylvioillenne
essive Sylviananne Sylvioinanne
translative Sylviaksenne Sylvioiksenne
abessive Sylviattanne Sylvioittanne
instructive
comitative Sylvioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sylviansa Sylviansa
accusative nom. Sylviansa Sylviansa
gen. Sylviansa
genitive Sylviansa Sylvioidensa
Sylvioittensa
Sylviainsa rare
partitive Sylviaansa Sylvioitaan
Sylvioitansa
inessive Sylviassaan
Sylviassansa
Sylvioissaan
Sylvioissansa
elative Sylviastaan
Sylviastansa
Sylvioistaan
Sylvioistansa
illative Sylviaansa Sylvioihinsa
adessive Sylviallaan
Sylviallansa
Sylvioillaan
Sylvioillansa
ablative Sylvialtaan
Sylvialtansa
Sylvioiltaan
Sylvioiltansa
allative Sylvialleen
Sylviallensa
Sylvioilleen
Sylvioillensa
essive Sylvianaan
Sylvianansa
Sylvioinaan
Sylvioinansa
translative Sylviakseen
Sylviaksensa
Sylvioikseen
Sylvioiksensa
abessive Sylviattaan
Sylviattansa
Sylvioittaan
Sylvioittansa
instructive
comitative Sylvioineen
Sylvioinensa
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Statistics

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  • Sylvia is the 511th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 655 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,951 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Etymology

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From Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sil.vja/
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Sylvia f

  1. a female given name

German

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Sylvia

  1. a female given name, variant of Silvia

Norwegian

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Sylvia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
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Portuguese

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Sylvia f

  1. a female given name, variant of Sílvia

Swedish

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Sylvia c (genitive Sylvias)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia