Silva

== English == === Alternative forms === da Silva === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪlvə/ === Proper noun === Silva A surname. === Anagrams === Alvis, Livas, Salvi, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, vails, valis, vials, vilas == Finnish == === Etymology === Based on Italian Silvia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsilʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ilʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ilʋɑ Syllabification(key): Sil‧va Hyphenation(key): Sil‧va === Proper noun === Silva a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Silva is the 568th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 535 female individuals (and as a middle name to 112 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 17 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈsʲɪlʋɐ] Rhymes: -ɪlʋɐ Syllabification: Si̇̀l‧va === Proper noun === Silva f a female given name == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Sylva (obsolete) === Etymology === Derived from Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from silva (“forest”). === Pronunciation === Homophone: silva Hyphenation: Sil‧va === Proper noun === Silva m or f by sense a surname ==== Usage notes ==== This is one of the most common surnames in both Portugal and Brazil. == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /síːlʋa/ === Proper noun === Sȋlva f a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Silva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsilba/ [ˈsil.β̞a] Rhymes: -ilba Syllabification: Sil‧va === Proper noun === Silva m or f by sense a surname