Given name

Silvija

Silvija is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Latvian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Silvija comes from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Silvia.

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Silvija’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Silvija has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Silvia. In Lithuanian usage, Silvija has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form SYLWIA. In Macedonian usage, Silvija is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Силвија.

Walk Silvija’s family in the name graph

SilvijaСилвијаSylviaSilviaSylwiaSilvestraSylvíaСильвия

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Silvija has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Silvija

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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Latin

Scipia

Scipia is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Old English.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Cecilija

Cecilija is a feminine given name. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Sigüenza

Sigüenza is a surname from Latin. It is used in Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Ancient Greek

Scilla

Scilla is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

14% boys · 86% girls

Ancient Greek

Sibylle

Sibylle is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Latin

Līvija

Līvija is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Szilvia

Szilvia is a feminine given name. It is used in Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Latin

Siili

“hedgehog”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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