SØLvi

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Usage：Norwegian

Meaning & History：

Norwegian variant of SOLVEIG. It is also used as a short form of SILVIA.

SOLVEIG female Norwegian, Swedish

From an Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' (1876).

SILVIA female Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology

Feminine form of SILVIUS. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' (1594).

SILVIUS male Late Roman, Roman Mythology

Derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria.

Names related to SØLvi：

FULL FORMS

NORWEGIAN: Sylvia

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Sólveig

BULGARIAN: Silva, Silviya

CATALAN: Sílvia

CROATIAN: Silvija

CZECH: Silvie

DANISH: Solvej, Sylvia

ENGLISH: Silvia, Sylvia

FINNISH: Sylvi, Sylvia