Sylvius
m.
A derivative of Latin silva 'woodland, forest'.
The name of a number of mythological Roman kings of Alba Longa and a 4th C French saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1030 Silvius (nom) StVdM-II 713;
1052 Silvii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85;
1082x87 Silvionis (gen) ibid. no. 120;
1082x1087 Silvius (nom) ibid. no. 121
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sylvius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Sylvius.