Sylvia

Meaning

1. A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
2. A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
3. (Roman, abbreviation, alt-of) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
4. 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.

Synonyms

Silvia

Translations

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Sylvie

Silvia

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Σύλβια

Sylvia

Sylvia ou la Nymphe de Diane

Sylvia

Etymology

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.