Silva - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Silva \s(i)-lva, sil-va\ is a variant of Silvana (Italian), Silvia (Latin) and Sylvia (Latin), and the meaning of Silva is "woodland, forest; woods, forest".

The baby name Silva sounds like Silvya, Silvy, Silvi and Sylva. Other similar baby names are Silia, Silja and Silya.

Silva is a somewhat common first name for women (#2740 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#254 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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