Silva

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Silva (da Silva) is a 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.

People

Artists and performance arts

Actors

Music

Painters and sculptors

Writers

Other

Sports

Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.[3]

Athletics

Beach volleyball

Car racing

Cricket

Football players

Brazilian
International Players
Female International Players
Others
Croatian
Paraguayan
Equatoguinean
Portuguese
Spanish
Sri Lanka
Uruguayan

Managers and referees

Martial arts

Other

Business

History

Media

Political

Religion

Scholars

Fictional characters

Others

See also

Name disambiguation page
More specific surname disambiguation page

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, Onomasticon Cataloniæ, vol. I-VIII, Barcelona, 1994. Manuel de Sousa, As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas, Lisboa, Sporpress, 2001. José Bouza Zerrano, Da Descendência de Don Francisco Prieto Gayoso, Lisboa, 1980. Luís de Lancastre e Távora, Dicionário das Famílias Portuguesas, Quetzal, Lisboa, p.324.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent". http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/famous.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
  3. ^ 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.