da Silva

See also: Da Silva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• da Sylva (obsolete)

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish de Silva and, semantically, with Italian Del Bosco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /da ˈsiw.vɐ/ [da ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /da ˈsiw.vɐ/ [da ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /da ˈsiw.va/ [da ˈsiʊ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ ˈsil.vɐ/ [dɐ ˈsiɫ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ ˈsil.vɐ/ [dɐ ˈsiɫ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ ˈsil.bɐ/ [dɐ ˈsiɫ.βɐ]

Proper noun

da Silva m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname

Descendants

• French: Da Silva
• Occitan: Da Silva