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da Silva

“of the grove”

da Silva is a surname. It is used in French, Portuguese, and Occitan.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

da Silva goes back to a word meaning “of the grove.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

da Silva’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, da Silva has a later derivative in डीसिल्वा. In English usage, da Silva as a surname has a related form in Silva. In Portuguese usage, da Silva as a surname has an alternative spelling in da Sylva.

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da SilvaSilvada Sylvaडीसिल्वा

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Around the world

da Silva has relatives in 3 languages.

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3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Across languages 1

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