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in reply to a message by ADT
Hmmph.. that is very interesting. Since you know some facts about Spain etymology, do you know anything about anyone having the name Selva. I take spanish in school and I've always loved how that word sounded. It means rainforest and its close to silvia, and names like that. I always say I want to name my kid that if I ever have one, I just want to know if you ever heard that as a name before. Some people say it sounds too much like Saliva?.. but I don't think so.
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Selva
Selva is not a given name. At least not a common one. The short for Selva would be "Selvita". To me (native Spanish speaker) naming someone Selva sounds like a New-Ageist / Neo-Hippie trend. But then again, tehre are people (that I have met) named Lluvia (rain), Luna (moon) and Coralito (Little Coral) ...
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Common sense happens to be the least common of all senses
Selva is not a given name. At least not a common one. The short for Selva would be "Selvita". To me (native Spanish speaker) naming someone Selva sounds like a New-Ageist / Neo-Hippie trend. But then again, tehre are people (that I have met) named Lluvia (rain), Luna (moon) and Coralito (Little Coral) ...
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Common sense happens to be the least common of all sensesThis message was edited 8/22/2005, 10:19 AM
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I found some Selva María in Mexico, where there was a soap opera named Selva María, and (in Portuguese) in Brazil. Perhaps the origin is Nuestra Señora de la Selva? (I don't know if this advocation exists or not, actually).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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"Nuestra Señora de la Selva"...? (LOL)
As in a Tarzanic version of Our Lady ? With all due respect. But hey, it could be!
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Common sense happens to be the least common of all senses
As in a Tarzanic version of Our Lady ? With all due respect. But hey, it could be!
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It's the only "reasonable" explanation that I found for Selva María. :)
And... bingo! :)
"Nuestra Señora de la Selva", theological seminary in San José del Amazonas (Perú).
http://www.jesuitasperu.org/pags/index.asp?id=29&doc=227
It is possible the existence of other advocations to Our Lady of the Jungle in more places in Central and South America (and perhaps North America because of the Selva Marías of Mexico).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
And... bingo! :)
"Nuestra Señora de la Selva", theological seminary in San José del Amazonas (Perú).
http://www.jesuitasperu.org/pags/index.asp?id=29&doc=227
It is possible the existence of other advocations to Our Lady of the Jungle in more places in Central and South America (and perhaps North America because of the Selva Marías of Mexico).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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I agree. It's not a name.
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