Meaning: Forest, from the woods
Origin: Latin
Gender: Girl
Rank in Finland: #500
Total: 739
History: Sylvia peaked in Finland in the 1950s-60s as a Latin name meaning 'of the forest.' Finland is 73% forest — the most forested country in Europe. A forest name in Finland isn't poetic license; it's geographic reality. Sylvia means the reality of Finnish life — surrounded by trees, defined by nature.
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