Silvia

Silvia is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and 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. Silvia is also a surname.

In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest while Rhea 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.

People with the given name

 * Queen Silvia of Sweden (born 1943), spouse of King Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Saint Silvia, Italian saint of the 6th century
 * Silvia Airik-Priuhka, Estonian writer and poetry translator
 * Silvia Bächli (born 1956), Swiss visual artist
 * Silvia Barbescu, Romanian painter
 * Silvia Bellot, Spanish motor racing official
 * Silvia Braslavsky, Argentinian chemist
 * Silvia Cambir, Romanian painter
 * Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand Viceroy, jurist
 * Silvia Ciornei, Romanian politician
 * Silvia Fuselli, Italian footballer
 * Silvia Heubach, German-American mathematician
 * Silvia Hunte (born 1938), Panamanian sprinter
 * Silvia Intxaurrondo, Spanish journalist
 * Silvia Laidla, Estonian actress
 * Silvia Lara Povedano, Costa Rican politician and sociologist
 * Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Spanish singer
 * Silvia Puppo Gastélum, Mexican politician
 * Silvia Madetzky, German female discus thrower
 * Silvia Marcovici, Romanian violinist
 * Silvia Mezzanotte, Italian singer
 * Silvia Sorina Munteanu, Romanian singer
 * Silvia Navarro, Mexican actress
 * Silvia Njirić, Croatian tennis player
 * Silva Oja (born 1961), Estonian heptathlete
 * Silvia Pinal, Mexican actress
 * Silvia Radu, Romanian sculptor
 * Silvia Rodgers (1928–2006), German-Jewish-British writer and political activist
 * Silvia Saint, Czech pornographic actress
 * Silvia Seidel, German actress
 * Silvia Sommer, Austrian composer, pianist and music producer
 * Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
 * Silvia Tcherassi, Colombian fashion designer
 * Silvia Adriana Țicău, Romanian politician
 * Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, Peruvian-American explorer and mountaineer

People with the surname

 * Alan Silvia, American politician from Massachusetts
 * Evelyn Silvia (1948–2006), American mathematician
 * Stephen Silvia, American academic
 * Tatiana Silva, professional name of Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares (1985), Belgian model and beauty pageant winner