Sylvia may refer to:

• a feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia.

Look up feminine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Name (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Silvia may refer to: A female given name of Latin origin, more commonly spelled Sylvia. ...

Persons

• Sylvia Browne, a controversial American psychic.
• Sylvia Likens
• Sylvia Plath, American poet
• Sylvia Ruuska (born 1942), American medley and freestyle swimmer
• Sylwia Gruchała, Polish fencer
• Tim Sylvia, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
• one of two singers who have achieved success billed simply as "Sylvia":
  • Sylvia Robinson, member of Mickey & Sylvia and 1970s disco singer.
  • Sylvia, a country music singer, who had a number of hits during the early 1980s
  • Sylvia Tyson, née Fricker, of the Canadian duet Ian and Sylvia
  • Sylvia pathmanathan, canadian taekwondoiste

Sylvia Browne (born October 19, 1936) is a bestselling American author on the subject of spirituality who is known as a psychic and medium. ... Psychic (sīkĭk); from the Greek psychikos - of the soul, mental - and referring in part to the human mind or psyche (ex. ... Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 - October 26, 1965) was tortured to death by Gertrude Baniszewski (née Van Fossan), her children, and other children from their neighborhood. ... Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. ... Sylvia Elina Ruuska (born July 4, 1942) is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia when she was aged fourteen. ... Sylwia Gruchała (born November 6, 1981 in Gdansk) is a Polish fencer. ... This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Timothy Deane The Maine-iac Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. ... Sylvia Robinson (born Sylvia Vanderpool, 6 March 1936 in New York) is a singer, musician and producer, and record label executive. ... Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duet composed of Mickey Guitar Baker and Sylvia Van der Pool Robinson. ... Sylvia (born Sylvia Jane Kirby December 9, 1956 in Kokomo, Indiana) is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter, who enjoyed crossover music success with the song Nobody in 1982. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Sylvia Tyson, C.M. (born Sylvia Fricker in Chatham, Ontario, Canada on 19 September 1940), is a singer-songwriter, broadcaster, and guitarist who found early fame in Canada and abroad with her then-husband Ian Tyson in their folk duo Ian and Sylvia. ... Ian and Sylvia Tyson were a Canadian folk music duo who performed and recorded from the early 1960s through the early 1970s. ...

In science

• a genus of birds, commonly known as typical warblers.
• the asteroid 87 Sylvia

For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... Species see species list The typical warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging to the genus Sylvia of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. ... 87 Sylvia (sil-vee-a) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...

In culture

• Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem
• Sylvia, a 2006 historical fiction novel by Bryce Courtenay
• one of three films:
  • Sylvia (1965 film), a 1965 film.
  • Sylvia (1985 film), a 1985 New Zealand film.
  • Sylvia (2003 film), a 2003 British film.
• "Sylvia", a guitar instrumental by Focus
• Sylvia, a play about a dog by A.R. Gurney
• Sylvia or Sylvia ou La Nymphe de Diane, a classical ballet with music written by Léo Delibes in 1876
• Sylvia, a syndicated American newspaper comic strip by Nicole Hollander
• "Sylvia", a song by Pulp from the album This is Hardcore

Sylvias Restaurant of Harlem (often called Sylvias soul food or even just Sylvias) is the most famous soul food restaurant in New York City. ... Sylvia is a 2006 novel by Australian author, Bryce Courtenay. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up historical fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bryce Courtenay (born 14 August 1933) is an Australian novelist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Sylvia is a 1965 film directed by Gordon Douglas starring Peter Lawford and Carroll Baker. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Movie poster of Sylvia Sylvia is a 2003 British motion picture that tells a biographical story of romance between Sylvia Plath, a prominent American poet and Ted Hughes, an English poet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sylvia is a play about a dog, the couple that adopts her, and the drama that results. ... A.R. Gurney (1930- ) is an American playwright and novelist. ... Rita Sangalli as Sylvia in the 1876 production Sylvia, originally Sylvia ou La Nymphe de Diane, is a full-length ballet in two or three acts, first choreographed by Louis Mérante to music by Léo Delibes in 1876. ... Maestro Clément Philibert Léo Delibes, Paris, circa 1885 (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (February 21, 1836 – January 16, 1891) was a French composer of Romantic music. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Tales from Planet Sylvia is a 1990 collection of comic strips by the American cartoonist Nicole Hollander. ... Nicole Hollander (born 1939) is a cartoonist best known for the nationally syndicated newspaper comic strip Sylvia, distributed by Tribune Media Services and appearing in over 80 newspapers. ... Pulp can refer to: Soft shapeless substances in general. ... This Is Hardcore is an album by British alternative rock band Pulp, first released in March 1998 (see 1998 in music). ...

See also

• Silvia

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