Origins of our names

Our name is like a partner, it will follow us for all our life, it's like a "mark"...
Our names could have ancient and foreign origins...Why don't discover them togheter?

I begin from my name ^^


Silvia
The meaning of this name is "wood inhabitant"; it has latin origin and the name date is celebrate the 3rd of November.
This name has an ample diffusion in Italy, in the variants of Silvio (Tuscany), Silvano, Selvo, Silva, Sylvia and Sylva.