Sylvie

  • [ seel-VEE ]
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French form of SILVIA.

SILVIA   female   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of SILVIUS. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' (1594).
SILVIUS   male   Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria.
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Silviya
CATALAN: Sílvia
CROATIAN: Silvija
CZECH: Silvie
DANISH: Sylvia
ENGLISH: Silvia, Sylvia
FINNISH: Sylvia
GERMAN: Silvia, Sylvia
HUNGARIAN: Szilvia
ITALIAN: Silvia
LATE ROMAN: Silvia
NORWEGIAN: Sylvia
POLISH: Sylwia
PORTUGUESE: Sílvia, Silvia
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Silvia
ROMANIAN: Silvia
SLOVAK: Silvia
SLOVENE: Silvija
SPANISH: Silvia
SWEDISH: Sylvia
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BULGARIAN: Silva
FINNISH: Sylvi
NORWEGIAN: Sølvi, Sylvi
SLOVENE: Silva
SWEDISH: Sylvi
MASCULINE FORMS
CROATIAN: Silvijo, Silvio
ITALIAN: Silvio
LATE ROMAN: Silvius
PORTUGUESE: Silvio
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Silvius
ROMANIAN: Silviu
SPANISH: Silvio