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    The first name Silvius

    A boy’s name from Latin meaning “forest”.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Silvius means “forest” in Latin.

    From Latin Silvius, from silva (“forest”).

    More names that mean forest.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Silvius in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    西尔维厄斯
    Chinese, also 西尔维乌斯
    Sylve
    French
    Silvio
    German, also Sylvio
    Silvio
    Italian
    Sylwiusz
    Polish
    Silvio
    Portuguese
    Silviu
    Romanian
    Си́львий
    Sílʹvij
    Russian
    Silvij
    Slovene
    Silvio
    Spanish

    Famous people named Silvius

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sylvius Leopold Weiss
      German composer and lutenist, 1686–1750

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    Questions

    What does the name Silvius mean?
    Silvius means “forest” in Latin.
    What is the origin of the name Silvius?
    From Latin Silvius, from silva (“forest”).