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01 / Meaning & origin
Sylvía is a feminine given name documented in Icelandic. It is a form of Sylvia, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “forest”.
Meaning: “forest”
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a female given name, equivalent to English Sylvia
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Sylvia— “living in a wood”
The son of Æneas and Lavinia was said to have been born in a wood, and therefore called Æneas Silvius, and his name was given to one of the Piccolomini family, Enea Silvio, afterwards pope; and also belonged to an historian. Sylvain, Sylvan, Sylvius, Sylvia became favourite names for shepherds and shepherdesses in the time of the pastoral romance; Sylvia turned into a poetical name for a country maid, and has since been used as a village Christian name, having been perhaps…
The son of Æneas and Lavinia was said to have been born in a wood, and therefore called Æneas Silvius, and his name was given to one of the Piccolomini family, Enea Silvio, afterwards pope; and also belonged to an historian. Sylvain, Sylvan, Sylvius, Sylvia became favourite names for shepherds and shepherdesses in the time of the pastoral romance; Sylvia turned into a poetical name for a country maid, and has since been used as a village Christian name, having been perhaps first chosen by some fanciful Lady Bountiful.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter V (Names From Roman Deities), Section VIII (Saturn, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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