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Subject: Re: Silver?
Author: Sean Foglai   (guest, 24.147.142.98)
Date: April 23, 2004 at 9:09:30 PM
Reply to: Silver? by looking for meaning
Well there is the obvious ...that it means the mineral ...but more likely it is from Latin, 'Sylvanus' meaning woods or woodland ...or something to that effect. We still find in in Pennsylvania, Transylvania

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