Meaning: Of the forest — echoing the grandeur of ancient Rome
Origin: French/Latin
Gender: Girl
Rank in France: #321
Total births: 14,877
History: French feminine diminutive of Sylvie/Sylvain, from the Latin silva meaning forest. Picasso created a famous series of portraits of a woman named Sylvette David. Popular in France in the 1950s-1960s.
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