Sylvia

See also: Sylvía

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from silvia (“woodland sprite”), from Latin silva (“wood, forest”).

Proper noun

Sylvia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – typical warblers, now subject to substantial taxonomic revision of its constituent species.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Sylvioidea – superfamily; Sylviidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian blackcap) - type species; Sylvia althaea (Hume's whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca althaea), Sylvia balearica (Balearic warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus balearicus), Sylvia boehmi (banded parisoma, now sometimes Curruca boehmi), Sylvia borin (garden warbler), Sylvia buryi (Yemen warbler, now sometimes Curruca buryo), Sylvia cantillans (western subalpine warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus cantillans), Sylvia communis (common whitethroat, now sometimes Melizophilus communis), Sylvia conspicillata (spectacled warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus conspicillatus or Curruca conspicillata), Sylvia crassirostris (eastern Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca crassirostris), Sylvia curruca (lesser whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca curruca), Sylvia deserti (African desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis deserti), Sylvia deserticola (Tristram's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus deserticola), Sylvia dohrni (Dohrn's thrush-babbler), Sylvia hortensis (western Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca hortensis), Sylvia layardi (Layard's warbler, now sometimes Curruca layardi), Sylvia leucomelaena (Arabian warbler, now sometimes Curruca leucomelaena), Sylvia lugens (brown warbler, now sometimes Curruca lugens), Sylvia melanocephala (Sardinian warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanocephalus), Sylvia melanothorax (Cyprus warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanothoraz), Sylvia minula (desert whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca minula), Sylvia mystacea (Menetries's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus mystaceus), Sylvia nana (Asian desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis nana), Sylvia nisoria (barred warbler, now sometimes Curruca nisoria), Sylvia ruppeli (Rüppell's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus ruppeli), Sylvia sarda (Marmora's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus sardus), Sylvia subalpina (Moltoni's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus subalpina), Sylvia subcaerulea (chestnut-vented warbler, now sometimes Curruca subcaerulea), Sylvia undata (Dartford warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus undatus) - selected other species (Some species recently allocated to Sylvia are omitted.)

Further reading

• Sylvia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sylvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sylvia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sylvia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sylvia at AnimalBase
• Sylvia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sylvia at World Register of Marine Species
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology

Feminine form of a Medieval form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.

Proper noun

Sylvia

1. A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
   • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:

     What lovely names for girls there are!
     There's Stella like the Evening Star,
     And Sylvia like a rustling tree, […]

2. A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
3. (Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
4. (astronomy) 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.

Related terms

• Silvanus
• Silvius
• sylvan (see for more terms)
• Sylvester

Translations

Translations

Anagrams

• Vasily

Danish

Proper noun

Sylvia

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Faroese

Proper noun

Sylvia f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Sylvia: Sylviuson
• daughter of Sylvia: Sylviudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Sylvia
accusative	Sylviu
dative	Sylviu
genitive	Sylviu

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Silvia. Cognate with English Sylvia and Silvia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsylʋiɑ/, [ˈs̠ylʋiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ylʋiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Syl‧via

Proper noun

Sylvia

1. a female given name
   • 1986, Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:

     Sylvi oli muuttanut nimensä Sylviaksi, kun Arttu oli ostanut tehtaan ja huvilan ja he olivat muuttaneet tänne.
     Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvian laulu, se oli yksi Topeliuksen runo, mutta Sylvin, ei vaan Sylvian mielestä Sylvia kuulosti paremmalta kuin pelkkä Sylvi. Hilma suostui kiltisti sanomaan häntä Sylviaksi.

     Sylvi had changed her name to Sylvia, when Arttu had acquired the factory and they had moved here.
     Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia's song, that was one of Topelius's poems, but Sylvi, I mean Sylvia thought Sylvia sounded better than just Sylvi. Hilma kindly agreed to call her Sylvia.

Declension

Inflection of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Sylvia	Sylviat
genitive		Sylvian	Sylvioiden Sylvioitten
partitive		Sylviaa	Sylvioita
illative		Sylviaan	Sylvioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sylvia	Sylviat
accusative	nom.	Sylvia	Sylviat
	gen.	Sylvian
genitive		Sylvian	Sylvioiden Sylvioitten Sylviain rare
partitive		Sylviaa	Sylvioita
inessive		Sylviassa	Sylvioissa
elative		Sylviasta	Sylvioista
illative		Sylviaan	Sylvioihin
adessive		Sylvialla	Sylvioilla
ablative		Sylvialta	Sylvioilta
allative		Sylvialle	Sylvioille
essive		Sylviana	Sylvioina
translative		Sylviaksi	Sylvioiksi
abessive		Sylviatta	Sylvioitta
instructive		—	Sylvioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sylviani Sylviani accusative nom. Sylviani Sylviani gen. Sylviani genitive Sylviani Sylvioideni Sylvioitteni Sylviaini rare partitive Sylviaani Sylvioitani inessive Sylviassani Sylvioissani elative Sylviastani Sylvioistani illative Sylviaani Sylvioihini adessive Sylviallani Sylvioillani ablative Sylvialtani Sylvioiltani allative Sylvialleni Sylvioilleni essive Sylvianani Sylvioinani translative Sylviakseni Sylvioikseni abessive Sylviattani Sylvioittani instructive — — comitative — Sylvioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sylviasi Sylviasi accusative nom. Sylviasi Sylviasi gen. Sylviasi genitive Sylviasi Sylvioidesi Sylvioittesi Sylviaisi rare partitive Sylviaasi Sylvioitasi inessive Sylviassasi Sylvioissasi elative Sylviastasi Sylvioistasi illative Sylviaasi Sylvioihisi adessive Sylviallasi Sylvioillasi ablative Sylvialtasi Sylvioiltasi allative Sylviallesi Sylvioillesi essive Sylvianasi Sylvioinasi translative Sylviaksesi Sylvioiksesi abessive Sylviattasi Sylvioittasi instructive — — comitative — Sylvioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sylviamme Sylviamme accusative nom. Sylviamme Sylviamme gen. Sylviamme genitive Sylviamme Sylvioidemme Sylvioittemme Sylviaimme rare partitive Sylviaamme Sylvioitamme inessive Sylviassamme Sylvioissamme elative Sylviastamme Sylvioistamme illative Sylviaamme Sylvioihimme adessive Sylviallamme Sylvioillamme ablative Sylvialtamme Sylvioiltamme allative Sylviallemme Sylvioillemme essive Sylvianamme Sylvioinamme translative Sylviaksemme Sylvioiksemme abessive Sylviattamme Sylvioittamme instructive — — comitative — Sylvioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sylvianne Sylvianne accusative nom. Sylvianne Sylvianne gen. Sylvianne genitive Sylvianne Sylvioidenne Sylvioittenne Sylviainne rare partitive Sylviaanne Sylvioitanne inessive Sylviassanne Sylvioissanne elative Sylviastanne Sylvioistanne illative Sylviaanne Sylvioihinne adessive Sylviallanne Sylvioillanne ablative Sylvialtanne Sylvioiltanne allative Sylviallenne Sylvioillenne essive Sylviananne Sylvioinanne translative Sylviaksenne Sylvioiksenne abessive Sylviattanne Sylvioittanne instructive — — comitative — Sylvioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sylviansa Sylviansa accusative nom. Sylviansa Sylviansa gen. Sylviansa genitive Sylviansa Sylvioidensa Sylvioittensa Sylviainsa rare partitive Sylviaansa Sylvioitaan Sylvioitansa inessive Sylviassaan Sylviassansa Sylvioissaan Sylvioissansa elative Sylviastaan Sylviastansa Sylvioistaan Sylvioistansa illative Sylviaansa Sylvioihinsa adessive Sylviallaan Sylviallansa Sylvioillaan Sylvioillansa ablative Sylvialtaan Sylvialtansa Sylvioiltaan Sylvioiltansa allative Sylvialleen Sylviallensa Sylvioilleen Sylvioillensa essive Sylvianaan Sylvianansa Sylvioinaan Sylvioinansa translative Sylviakseen Sylviaksensa Sylvioikseen Sylvioiksensa abessive Sylviattaan Sylviattansa Sylvioittaan Sylvioittansa instructive — — comitative — Sylvioineen Sylvioinensa

Related terms

• Silva
• Sylvi

Statistics

• Sylvia is the 511^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 655 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,951 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

From Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sil.vja/

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Proper noun

Sylvia f

1. a female given name

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sylvia

1. a female given name, variant of Silvia

Norwegian

Proper noun

Sylvia

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia

Related terms

• Sylvi, Sølvi

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sylvia f

1. a female given name, variant of Sílvia

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sylvia c (genitive Sylvias)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia