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Re: Sylvia or Silvia?

by Jonquil

4/7/2009, 10:37 AM

Sylvia, because it's so familiar, and Silvia, although used by Shakespeare and evocative of silver (and therefore lovely), would be misspelled.
I can just hear the plaintive "Silvia with an i" all through her life, although I have to admit that Silvia is a tempting spelling because it seems so much fresher than Sylvia.
I think I'd stick to the gallic Sylvie - I love it!

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- brilliantblue +1

4/7/2009, 10:39 AM

I'm back and forth on Sylvie. I really like it, but then I keep thinking it's too nicknamey. I've been campaigning against the nickname-as-name thing for ages (e.g., Abby, Nell, Kate, Tim, Joe, Will, etc. as full names), and Sylvie seems to fall into this category.

- Jonquil

4/7/2009, 10:55 AM

Ah, but I think the fact it's French saves it from the nn category.
I once had a French penfriend from Marseilles called Sylvia (not Sylvie).

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