Silvia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Silvia \s(i)-lvia, sil-via\ is pronounced SIL-vee-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "woods, forest". Variant of Sylvia. Shakespeare used Silvia for a heroine's name in "Two Gentlemen of Verona".

Silvia has 13 variant forms: Silva, Silvana, Silvanna, Silvestra, Silvi, Silvie, Silvija, Sirvana, Sirvanna, Silvy, Silvya, Sylvia and Sylvie.

Baby names that sound like Silvia are Salvia and Zilvia.

Silvia is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Silvia. Click here to compare Silvia with related baby names.