Silva Explained

Silva
Meaning:"forest, woodland or jungle"
Region:Portugal, Galicia
Variant:Zilva

Silva, da Silva, and de Silva are surnames of Portuguese or Galician origin which are widespread in the Portuguese-speaking countries[1] [2] [3] including Brazil.[4] [5] The name is derived from Latin Portuguese: silva ("forest" or "woodland"). It is the family name of the House of Silva.

The name is widespread in Galician-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more so in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America.

Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris,[6] and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France.

Notable people and characters with these names include the following.

Arts

Actors

Musicians

Painters and sculptors

Writers

First name
Surname

Other arts

Historical figures

Media

Political and military figures

Religion

Scholars

Sports

Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.[8]

Auto racing

Basketball

Beach volleyball

Cricket

Football

Brazil

Male international players
Female international players
Others

Croatia

England

Equatorial Guinea

France

Paraguay

Portugal

Spain

Sri Lanka

Uruguay

Managers and referees

Martial arts

Track and field

Other sports

Other professions

Fictional characters

See also

Name disambiguation page
More specific surname disambiguation page

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eissoaicampeao.com/2012/03/saiba-quais-sao-ois-3-sobrenomes-mais.html Saiba quais são os 3 sobrenomes mais comuns em 64 diferentes países.
  2. http://www.bbg.pt/sites_off/SPIE_01/faqs4.htm © 2005 SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INFORMAÇÃO ECONÓMICA S.A. – SPIE
  3. http://anossavida.pt/sites/anossavida.pt/files/100_apelidos.pdf Os 100 Apelidos mais frequentes da População Portuguesa
  4. http://www.projovemurbano.gov.br/revista03/reportagemespecial.html O ProJovem é Silva, Santos...
  5. http://www.velhosamigos.com.br/curiosidades/curiosid29.html Descubra como surgiram os Silva, os Araújo, os Fernandes, os Batista, os Carneiro...
  6. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/54393/da_silva.shtml Number of Da Silva in France
  7. Web site: Silva, Mac . . 26 September 2022.
  8. In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido/alcunha, a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos, Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta, José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto, and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's family name of Senna.

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