Sylvia

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Sylvia may refer to:

• a feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia.
• Sylvia Plath, an American poet.
• Sylvia Likens.
• Sylwia Gruchała.
• a genus of bird, commonly known as typical warblers.
• the asteroid 87 Sylvia.
• Sylvia, a 2006 historical fiction novel by Bryce Courtenay
• one of three films:
  • Sylvia (1965 film), a 1965 film.
  • Sylvia (1985 film), a 1985 New Zealand film.
  • Sylvia (2003 film), a 2003 British film.
• one of two singers who have achieved success billed simply as "Sylvia":
  • Sylvia Robinson, member of Mickey & Sylvia and 1970s disco singer.
  • Sylvia Kirby, a country music singer, who had a number of hits during the early 1980s.
• "Sylvia", a guitar instrumental by Focus.
• Sylvia, a play about a dog by A.R. Gurney.
• Sylvia or Sylvia ou La Nymphe de Diane, a classical ballet with music written by Léo Delibes in 1876.

See also silvia.