Silva

See also: silva and silvă

English

Alternative forms

da Silva

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlvə/

Proper noun

Silva

A surname.

Anagrams

Alvis, Livas, Salvi, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, vails, valis, vials, vilas

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Silva f

a female given name

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Sylva (obsolete)

Etymology

Derived from Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from silva (“forest”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.vɐ/ [ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.va/ [ˈsiʊ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vɐ/ [ˈsiɫ.vɐ]

Homophone: silva
Hyphenation: Sil‧va

Proper noun

Silva m or f by sense

a surname

Usage notes

This is one of the most common surnames in both Portugal and Brazil.

Slovene

Proper noun

Silva f

a female given name

Spanish

Proper noun

Silva ?

a surname

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