Sylvia

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Sylvia

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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.

proper noun

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, […]
A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
Roman, abbreviation Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sofia, silva, silvia, sylvie, david, forest, woodland, grove, wood, woods, copse, thicket, timberland, bosk, bosquet, sylvan

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"Sylvia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sylvia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sylvia_2026,
  title = {Sylvia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sylvia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}