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Re: Sylvania as a male first name?
in reply to a message by Sarah
Perhaps it's a form of the Latin name Silvanus? The name can be found in this database.Regards,Lu
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Accurate derivation, but "Sylvania" proper would mean "forested country", as in Pennsylvania = "Penn's woods"
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