Meaning & History
Silva is a feminine first name used primarily in Armenia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia. It functions as a variant of Sylva, which itself is either a direct borrowing from Latin silva meaning "wood, forest" or a variant of Silvia. The root Silvia (and its more common English form Sylvia) derives from the Latin Silvius, a name of Roman origin connected to the Latin word for "forest."
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Sources: Wikipedia — Silva