Sylvia
E30938
Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "from the forest" or "of the woods."
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