Given name
Silviu
“a woodland dweller”
Silviu is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silviu is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Silviu is a variant of Silvanus. An origin associated with Silvanus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Silviu’s family of names
Silviu has a related form in Silvanus. In Romanian usage, Silviu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Silvius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Silviu
- Silviu Lung Jr.Romanian footballer (born 1989)
- Silviu LungRomanian footballer (born 1956)
- Silviu BindeaRomanian footballer (1912-1992)
- Silviu BrucanRomanian politician (1916-2006)
- Silviu PloeșteanuRomanian footballer (1913-1969)
- Silviu IzvoranuRomanian footballerborn 1982
- Silviu IlieRomanian footballerborn 1988
- Silviu StănculescuRomanian actor1932–1998
- Silviu PetrescuCanadian soccer refereeborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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