Sylvia

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Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "from the forest" or "of the woods."

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Little Sylvia 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English feminine given name
feminine given name
given name
derivedFrom Latin word silva
etymologicalRoot silva (Latin for forest or woods)
hasCategory English feminine given names
Latin feminine given names
names derived from plants or trees
hasDiminutive Syl
Sylvie
hasGender feminine
hasGrammaticalType proper noun
hasLanguageOfUse Dutch language
English language
French
surface form: French language

German language
Italian language
Portuguese language
Scandinavian languages
Spanish language
hasMeaning from the forest
of the woods
hasOrigin Latin
surface form: Latin language
hasPopularity widely used in the 20th century in English-speaking countries
hasScript Latin alphabet
hasUsageNote often associated with forests, nature, and woodlands
hasVariantSpelling Silvia
isCognateWith Silvia
Sylvie
surface form: Silvie

Sylwia
nameDay varies by country
notableBearer Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Sidney
relatedName Silvana
Silvia
Sylvie
semanticField forest
nature
usedSince antiquity

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Little Sylvia
Sylvia Ashley givenName Sylvia
Sylvia Beach givenName Sylvia
Sylvia Hall givenName Sylvia
Burwell givenName Sylvia
subject surface form: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Sylvia Nasar givenName Sylvia
Sylvia Plath givenName Sylvia
Sylvia Robinson givenName Sylvia