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]

• (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]

• (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

1. a toponymic surname

Descendants

• → Chinese:
  • → Mandarin: 達席爾瓦 / 达席尔瓦 (Dáxí'ěrwǎ) (transliteration)
• → English: Dasilva
• → French: Da Silva
• → Konkani: दा सिल्वा (dā silvā)
• → Occitan: Da Silva