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Silvius - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Silvius
 
 

 



[ 3 syll. sil-viu(s), si-lvi-us ] The boy name Silvius is pronounced as SIHLViyahS KEY. Silvius is used chiefly in the German language and its origin is Latin. Silvius' meaning is man of the woods. Derived from the element 'silva' meaning wood, forest. Silvius (Latin) is an original form of Silvius. The name was borne by Saint Silvius, an early Christian martyr at Alexandria, Egypt. The name Silvia (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) is the female form of Silvius.

The name Silvio (English, Italian, and Spanish) and the name Silviu (Romanian) are variants of Silvius.

Silvius is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Silvius is the name Slavko (Slavic).

KEY: English pronunciation for Silvius: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


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