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  2. Sylvia (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia. The French form is Sylvie. The name originates from the Latin word for forest Silva and its meaning is spirit of the wood. The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus. William Shakespeare imported 'Silvia' to England.

  3. Sylvania - Wikipedia

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    Sylvania Electric Products, a former major American diversified electrical and electronics manufacturer; Sylvania (brand), its Canadian lighting products division which continues to license to both Havells Sylvania and Osram Sylvania; Osram Sylvania, an American lighting manufacturer owned by Osram AG of Germany

  4. Silvia - Wikipedia

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    Silvia (Italian:) is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia.The name originates from the Latin word for forest, Silva, and its meaning is "spirit of the wood" [citation needed]; the mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus.

  5. Silvana - Wikipedia

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    Silvana or Sylvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest" in Latin, is a female given name. His name day is celebrated on November 4th. Notable people with the name include: Silvana Arbia (born 1952), Italian judge and prosecutor; Silvana Arias (born 1982), Peruvian actress; Silvana Armenulić (1938–1976), Yugoslav singer and songwriter

  6. Sylvania, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Sylvania is a suburb of Toledo, and encompassed by Sylvania Township. Its northern border is the southern border of the state of Michigan. [6] The name "Sylvania" is borrowed from the Latin sylvan or sylva, meaning "forest land", owing to the dense forests that once made up the region, part of the Great Black Swamp. [7]

  7. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...

  8. 'That's not Sylvania': Why Sylvania girls basketball didn't ...

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    'That's not Sylvania': Why Sylvania girls basketball didn't quit after 0-8 start and saw its season end in Jacksonville in an AHSAA regional.

  9. Sylvanian Families - Wikipedia

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    The entire franchise is set in Sylvania (シルバニア, Shirubania), a fictional village somewhere in North America, later revised to Great Nature.The majority of the families are all rural middle-class, with many of them owning localized but successful family businesses, or having jobs, such as doctor, teacher, artist, news reporter, carpenter or bus driver.