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What does Sylva mean?
Sylva as a girls' name is of Latin derivation, and the name Sylva means "woods, forest". Sylva is a variant form of Sylvia (Latin).
STARTS WITH Sy-
ASSOCIATED WITH woods (tree)
Variations
VARIANTS Zylvia, Zilvia, Sylvie▲, Sylvee, Silvie, Silvia, Silva
RELATIONS VIA SYLVIA Silvana, Sylvana, Sylvanna, Sylviana, Sylvina, Sylvine, Sylvonna, Sylwia
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Sylma, ..
(male) Sylve, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sylva Avalon (S.A.), ..
How popular is Sylva?
Sylva is an uncommon first name for females but a very popular last name for all people (#14792 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Sylva reached its highest rank of #1176 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Silvia (#1394 LAST YEAR), Sylvia (#490) and Sylvie (#897) are the popular related forms of Sylva ranked in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Sylvonna, are seldom used. These relations of Sylva were at the top of their popularity 108 years ago (MEDIAN #1152) and are now significantly less conventional (#1195, 80% LESS USAGE). Sylvia has historically been the top pick of parents, though Sylvie has gained in usage over time, while Sylvia is now less common.
Similar Names
Sylva is alike in pronunciation to Sallvia, Salvia, Silvi, Silvy and Silvya. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alva▼, Ayva▲, Belva▼, Elva▼, Malva, Melva▼, Olva, Salma▲, Sela, Selda, Selia, Selma▼, Shalva, Sheva, Shyla, Silia, Silja, Silya, Skyla▲, Solvag (see Solveig), Sula, Sylena, Sylina, Syma, Synda, Syria and Ulva. These names tend to be more frequently used than Sylva.
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