Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈsɪl.vəɹ/(American English) /ˈsɪl.və/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname for a person with grey hair, from Old English seolfor "silver". Related Names Rootseolfor Categories colors, Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, elements, ends in -er, English adjectives, English nouns, English verbs, hair, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics, metals, silver, Townes Van Zandt songs, word names
