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in reply to a message by Selva Lee
In Spanish it literally means "jungle" or similiar dense tropical or subtropical forest... Sagani's explanation of the origin of it as a name definitely has a link to it... Likewise Andy's mention of such selvatic/silvan names... I'm surprised to find it linked with toponimics
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In Italy there are at least three Municipalities called Selva:
SELVA DI CADORE (near Belluno - Noth/East)
SELVA DI PROGNO (near Verona - Venice region)
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA - near Bolzano - South Tyrol).
In the past the name SELVAGGIO was not so common in Italy.
Somewhere in regional italian dialects SELVA it is also the name of a cestnut wood.
Anyhow some Italian first name are linked to the idea of a "forest":
Silvio
Silvia
Silvano.
SELVA DI CADORE (near Belluno - Noth/East)
SELVA DI PROGNO (near Verona - Venice region)
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA - near Bolzano - South Tyrol).
In the past the name SELVAGGIO was not so common in Italy.
Somewhere in regional italian dialects SELVA it is also the name of a cestnut wood.
Anyhow some Italian first name are linked to the idea of a "forest":
Silvio
Silvia
Silvano.
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