What does the name Silvia mean in Hebrew or Greek?

fem. : related to the word for tree or forest.


as in Pennsylvania - Penn's woods or forest.

What does the name Silvia mean in Hebrew or Greek?
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Reply:Sorry, no Silvia in Hebrew or Greek. This is what I found:





SILVIA


Gender: Feminine


Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology


Pronounced: SEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish).





Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO). Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.





SILVIO


Gender: Masculine


Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese


Pronounced: SEEL-vyo (Italian), SEEL-byo (Spanish).





Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Silvius which was derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". Silvius was the name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It is also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria.


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