da Silva

See also: Da Silva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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]
 

Proper noun

da Silva m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

Descendants

  • → Chinese:
  • → English: Dasilva
  • → French: Da Silva
  • → Occitan: Da Silva
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