Silvia
WordNet
noun
(1) Type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Feminine form of Silvius, from . In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
Quotations
- ca. 1590 William Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act IV, Scene II:
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- Who is Silvia? what is she?
- That all our swains commend her?
- Holy, fair and wise is she;
- The heaven such grace did lend her,
- That she might admired be.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Silvia.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Silvia.
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