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[Facts] Sylvia/Silvia
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?

This message was edited 11/23/2008, 10:18 PM

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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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In Portuguese, as well as in Catalan, it's spelled Sílvia (with accent).
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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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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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