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Sylvie (female)

Variants:Silvia (F) Sylvia (F)
Pet Name for:Sylvia (F)
Can be spelt:Silvie (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

French form of, and English pet name for, Silvia/Sylvia [q.v.], from Latin "of the wood".  Occasionally used as a given name in English-speaking communities.
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