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I think they pale in comparison to Sylvia, honestly. Sylvia is gorgeous, whereas Sylvana/Silvana is too heavy and weighed-down. Too elaborate as well.

Sylvana/Silvana is too fussy for me. Sylvia and Sylvie both feel stronger and more sophisticated.

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Between Sylvana and Silvana, I prefer Silvana. Sylvana really reminds me of Sylvania light bulbs and Sylvan Learning Centers.

Sylvana looks strange and reminds me of Sylvan, the learning center.

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Silvana is better but it sounds like a sexy, foreign femme fetale with no character development but a lot of slinky silver dresses.

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Sylvia is still a little too old for my tastes but it's lightyears better than Silvia, which just looks weird.

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Sylvie is adorable and my favorite of all of these. :D

I'd only worry about Sylvana/ Silvana being too close to Sylvia/ Silvia if you were going to use the name when there's already a Sylvia/ Silvia in the family. I prefer Sylvia/ Sylvie.

Love the name! I'd use it. I like both spellings. I think my 'default' for this one is Sylvana, but I also like the look of Silvana. I don't think it's too close to Sylvia. It's related, but has a different sort of feel to it.
I also like Sylviana, although that's not as pretty and simple as Sylvana/Silvana. It's more frilly, I suppose, while Sylvana/Silvana is easier to say and feels more natural.

This message was edited 1/27/2013, 12:54 PM

I think they're lush and dazzling.

I prefer Silvana; looks more authentically Italian. But I'd rather use Sylvia!

I prefer Sylvia to Sylvana or Silvana. The latter is just too frilly and fluffy for my taste.

This message was edited 1/27/2013, 10:08 AM