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How to pronounce Sylvia (SIL-vee-a)

Sylvia

SIL-vee-a

SILveea

Three syllables. Latin origin meaning forest. Stress on the first.

Notes

Three syllables. Latin origin meaning forest. Stress on the first.

Origin & meaning

Origin
Latin
Meaning
of the woods

Popularity

Saint Sylvia was the mother of Pope Gregory I.

Notable people

  • Sylvia Plath (American poet)

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