da Silva

See also: Da Silva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

da Sylva (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “of the grove”. Cognate with Spanish de Silva. Semantically equivalent also to Italian Del Bosco, French Dubois.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /da ˈsiw.vɐ/ [da ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /da ˈsiw.va/ [da ˈsiʊ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ ˈsil.vɐ/ [dɐ ˈsiɫ.vɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ ˈsil.bɐ/ [dɐ ˈsiɫ.βɐ]

Homophone: da silva

Proper noun

da Silva m or f by sense

a toponymic surname

Descendants

→ Chinese:
- → Mandarin: 達席爾瓦 / 达席尔瓦 (Dáxí'ěrwǎ) (transliteration)
→ English: Dasilva
→ French: Da Silva
→ Konkani: द सिल्वा (da silvā)
- → Marathi: द सिल्वा (da silvā)
→ Occitan: Da Silva