Silva

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Silva is the most common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil;[1] it is also widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, including India and Sri Lanka. The word came originally from Latin, meaning woods and, by extension, people that came from forested areas.[2] It was adopted in western Iberia when conquered by Ancient Rome in 219 BC. It is a name that became very common, sometimes losing its original particle de or da, and associated with a great number of different people and products:

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Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva. For the reason, see the footnote attached to this sentence.[4]

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  • Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricket player
  • Chamara Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer
  • Tanila Dilshan De Silva, Sri Lankan Cricketer & Pro Martial Artists

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[edit] See also

Name disambiguation page
More specific surname disambiguation page

[edit] References

  1. ^ Portuguese Wikipedia bibliography
  2. ^ silva Name Meaning and Origin - Ancestry.com
  3. ^ Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
  4. ^ In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido, a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos, Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta, José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto, and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's maiden name of Senna.


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