Sylvia
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
proper noun
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A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
What lovely names for girls there are! There's Stella like the Evening Star, And Sylvia like a rustling tree, […]
In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly.
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A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
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87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
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Variant of Princess Rhea SilviaShort for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
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.
Sylvia · A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
Sylvie · A female given name from French.symbol · A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.symbolic · Pertaining to a symbol.