Sylvia?

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WDYT? Any connotations or associations that spring to mind? Do you know many?

Love it. Have lovely auntie Sylvia (70 now), and Sylvia Pankhurst... Go for it.

"Woodland creature" - quite a nice meaning.

Unfortunately, still too middle-aged.

sylvia's mother by doctor hook but in a nice way

It's such an elegant name, how can it not make a comeback.

In 20 years time it'll be a top ten name. You'll be ahead of the pack.

Prefer Sylvie, sounds softer

It's my mum's name, and she's 81 years old!! So for me it makes me think of the middle aged woman she was for most of my childhood/younger life....but I suppose it is an 'old lady' name now so is probably due a revival. I quite like it despite it being so familiar because of my mum.

It's lovely.I do prefer Sylvie,but love Sylvia too.

Thanks for the replies. I expected more of a divide.

Sylvie is reasonably popular around here, but I don't care for it quite as much. I'm afraid it's just going to sound cutesy in a couple of years?

I love Sylvie, but I am biased, I know a little girl with the name and she is adorable.
Find it more unique than Sylvia

Do not think it will sound cutesy, just sweet

Love sylvie and dislike Sylvia, Sylvia I'm sorry to say reminds me of a much older woman's name. Sylvie sounds completely different, classier somehow.

Why not go for Sylvia and you can always use Sylvie as nickname?

I think of salvia as a nice purple flower in my garden rather than a herbal high! Innocent, much?

I was a big fan of Sylvia Plath as a teenager but I wouldn't want to be named after her - a much too depressing connotation. I like the Pankhurst connection though, but prefer Emmeline to Sylvia.

Sylvie is very pretty, though.

Love, love, love it! Please use

The only Sylvia I've met recently was an adorable 2 year old, really suited her

Sylvia Pankhurst is one of my idols, very positive association.

Love it. I'm going to use it, I don't care if everybody else in the WORLD is called Sylvia by then.

I like it. Makes me think of Slyvia Plath though but prefer it to Slyvie which sounds like a nn to me.

Prefer the spelling Silvia

On the nn, I expect I would use Sylvie day to day, but Sylvia is beautiful, classic and grown-up and will suit her all through adult life when she is surrounded by Tillys and Poppys and Amelies.

Silvina is nice too.

Oh I love it. It makes me think of tinkering silver.

I love this name, alas DH hated it. I think it's a marmite name.