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[Facts] Sylvia/Silvia
by Cressida
11/23/2008, 10:15 PM
I'm curious about the spelling of the name Silvia/Sylvia internationally. Is the Sylvia spelling just English, or does it ever get used in other languages?

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- CuteCat   +1
11/24/2008, 1:39 PM
I'm almost sure it does get used in many other languages. In Portuguese, for example, Sylvia is often used, but the "Silvia" spelling is much more common.
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- alberto
11/27/2008, 2:29 AM
In Portuguese, as well as in Catalan, it's spelled Sílvia (with accent).
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- 78faba
11/24/2008, 9:26 AM
For me, there is no difference between the two of them as i went to school with a Silvia and a Sylvia.
I'm from Germany.
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- TERESE
11/24/2008, 5:19 AM
As far as I know the Sylvia spelling is used in Swedish as well as in Finnish.
The name of the Swedish queen is actually Silvia but she's of German descent.
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