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Silva
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silva silvă
English
Etymology
en :bor pt:Silva 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɪlvə/
Proper noun
en.
Related terms
en da Silva Dasilva
Anagrams
en ailsv Alvis Livas Salvi Slavi Sliva Vasil Vials Vilas vails valis vials vilas
Finnish
Etymology
Based on fi it Silvia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Silv a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 17 535 112 568
References
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Si̇̀lva
Proper noun
f
lt female
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
roa-opt Sylva
Etymology
roa-opt :der la:silva
Derived from roa-opt Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from roa-opt la silva forest.
Proper noun
mfbysense
roa-opt
Descendants
gl Silva
pt Silva
References
S[ijy]l[buv]a
antroponimo
1
Portuguese
pt:+ (sobrenome)
Alternative forms
pt Sylva obsolete
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:Silva 1 1, derived from pt Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from pt la silva forest.
Pronunciation
pt iwvɐ ilvɐ 2
pt Sil va
pt silva
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt
Usage notes
34030104 1 1
According to Institute of Registries and Notary IRN data published in February 2025, pt Silva is the most common surname in Portugal, belonging to 805,446 individuals.pt Os apelidos mais comuns em Portugal são também os apelidos mais comuns no Brasil CNN Portugal 2025-11-4 https://web.archive.org/web/20251105213535/https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/nomes-populares-brasil/nomes-mais-comuns-brasil/os-apelidos-mais-comuns-em-portugal-sao-tambem-os-apelidos-mais-comuns-no-brasil/20251104/690a7fe1d34e3caad84ae944
Related terms
pt da Silva
Descendants
en Silva 1
References
Further reading
toponymy
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Sȋlva
Proper noun
Sȋlva f
sl female
Declension
Silv
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es