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HelpRe: Silvia/Sylvia
in reply to a message by Cressida
I love Sylvia/ Silvia; it's just such a gorgeous and elegant name!
I also waffle back and forth between the two spellings; I like the look of Sylvia, but I like that Silvia is the Shakespearean spelling. I do think that Sylvia is the predominant English spelling, but that Silvia is more international (certainly for languages with Latin roots). That said, I think either spelling would travel fairly well. For example, though it's spelled Silvia in Spanish, my Spanish-speaking family once mentioned they prefer the Sylvia spelling as it looks more exotic to them.
Sorry, I guess that's not overly helpful, except to say that I don't think one choice is clearly better than the other, at least from a practical perspective.
I also waffle back and forth between the two spellings; I like the look of Sylvia, but I like that Silvia is the Shakespearean spelling. I do think that Sylvia is the predominant English spelling, but that Silvia is more international (certainly for languages with Latin roots). That said, I think either spelling would travel fairly well. For example, though it's spelled Silvia in Spanish, my Spanish-speaking family once mentioned they prefer the Sylvia spelling as it looks more exotic to them.
Sorry, I guess that's not overly helpful, except to say that I don't think one choice is clearly better than the other, at least from a practical perspective.
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