Silvia

[ sil-vee-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”

Example Sentences

High-altitude urban sites are "extraordinarily rare" in the archaeological record because communities face unique challenges in settling there, said Zachary Silvia, an archaeologist at Brown University.

From BBC

Similarly, her nine defenders beaten was a high for her position in WXV2, while Italy's Silvia Turani was the only front row in the division to match her try tally of two.

From BBC

Their parents, Silvia and Paul, came from Italy to the United States in 1988, have described having quintuplets as “crazy, beautiful, perfect and chaotic.”

From Seattle Times

After being displaced from their homeland, Silvia and her mother move into the Morningside, a weather-beaten luxury apartment building in “Island City,” a sinking version of New York in the middle of all-out climate collapse.

From New York Times

The selection was curated by photojournalist Silvia Izquierdo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From Seattle Times