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Silvia

American  
[sil-vee-uh] / ˈsɪl vi ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”


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ProCap Financial recently acquired CFO Silvia, an artificial-intelligence company focused on finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The image was created by Silvia Mantovanini, a PhD student at the Curtin University node of ICRAR.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Rodalies services were expected to resume on Thursday but remained suspended as only six of 140 drivers reported for work, said Catalan regional government spokeswoman Silvia Paneque.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The restaurant has a small ranch where customers can observe a variety of exotic animals, such as Amazon cockatoos, fainting goats and the koi fish, said Silvia Duarte, who owns the business with her husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Silvia always looks at me deeply, with kind eyes that really see me, that really look, and when she asks, “How are you, Virginia?”

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau