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Sylvia

American  
[sil-vee-uh] / ˈsɪl vi ə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Sylvia Sigler, 66, a school cafeteria worker who attended Trump’s Oklahoma rally Thursday, said she normally votes in local elections but has not voted in a federal election since 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet for Sylvia and so many others, it can become something we don’t trust ourselves to navigate.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

"I'm deeply hopeful that President Trump will raise my husband's case with President Xi Jinping at the summit next week," his wife, Sylvia Zin, testified to Congress on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

That evening, his wife, Sylvia Zin, received a call from a Chinese phone number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Baba and Zeide, Uncle Bill and Aunt Sylvia, and Dennis and Lily all come, of course.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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