Silvia
Silvia is an Italian female given name of Latin origin, with English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest Silva and its meaning is spirit of the wood. The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus.
In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest while Rea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus. Silvia is also the name of one of the female innamorati of the commedia dell'arte and is a character of the Aminta written by Torquato Tasso.
Other
- Silvia, Cauca, a municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia
- Nissan Silvia, an automobile sold in Japan
- Silvia is the name of two plant genera:
- Silvia in family Orobanchaceae
- Silvia in family Lauraceae
- Silvia anacardioides, S. polyantha, and S. rondonii have been moved to Mezia itauba
- Other species have been moved to genus Mezilaurus
- Rhea Silvia, Roman mythology
- gens Silvia, legendary family in Roman mythology
- Silvia, a character in William Shakespeare's play Two Gentlemen of Verona, is the love interest of protagonist Valentine
- "Silvia", a song by the Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow
- Symbolically Isolated Linguistically Variable Intelligence Algorithms, or more popularly known as "SILVIA", is an artificial intelligence platform technology created by Cognitive Code
People
- Queen Silvia of Sweden
- Silvia Barbescu, Romanian painter
- Silvia Cambir, Romanian painter
- Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand Viceroy, jurist
- Silvia Ciornei, Romanian politician
- Silvia Fuselli, Italian footballer
- Silvia Puppo Gastélum, Mexican politician
- Silvia Madetzky, German female discus thrower
- Silvia Marcovici, Romanian violinist
- Silvia Sorina Munteanu, Romanian singer
- Silvia Navarro, Mexican actress
- Silvia Njirić, Croatian tennis player
- Silvia Pinal, Mexican actress
- Silvia Radu, Romanian sculptor
- Stephen Silvia, American academic
- Silvia Saint, Porn star
- Silvia Sommer, Composer and pianist
- Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
- Silvia Adriana Țicău, Romanian politician
See also
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