Details for the forename Sylvia

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Sylvia (female)


Variants:	Silvia (F) Sylvie (F)
Pet Name(s):	Silvie (F) Sylvie (F)
Can be spelt:	Silvia (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Scandinavian form of Silvia from Latin "of the wood". Sylvia is cognate with the male name Sylvester but not associated with it in the sources. The original spelling was Silvia but Sylvia is now the more usual spelling in English-speaking communities.