94%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsilvaOther Languages & CulturesSilvijo(Croatian) Silvio(Italian) Silvius(Late Roman) Sílvio(Portuguese) Silvius(Roman Mythology) Silviu(Romanian) Silvio(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #956 in 1935 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories bands, cartoon characters, composers, conductors, English adjectives, English footballers, English nouns, flora, green, guitarists, isograms, nature, pianists, plants, trees, word names, y vowels