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Silvia

sil·via

UK/ˈsɪlvi.ə/ US/ˈsɪlviʌ/ fairly common

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type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers

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Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.

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