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Silvia (Italian:) is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, Silva , and its meaning is "spirit of the wood" [ citation needed ] ; the mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus .
The Killer Barbies is a Spanish punk rock band fronted by singer/guitarist Silvia Superstar. After some success in Spain on the independent label Toxic Records, they got an international distribution through the German label Drakkar Records in 2000.
Roland Gérard Barthes (/ b ɑːr t /; [2] French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ baʁt]; 12 November 1915 – 26 March 1980) [3] was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician.
Sylvia Mary Burwell (née Mathews; born June 23, 1965) is an American government and non-profit executive who was the 15th president of American University from June 1, 2017 to June 30, 2024. Burwell is the first woman to serve as the university's president.
Silvia Reyes Plata (1949 – 22 May 2024) [1] [2] was a Spanish transgender activist linked with Barcelona's LGBT movement. She took part in the historic Barcelona 1977 pride parade, held on 26 June that year. [3] It was the first great act of LGBT visibility in Spain, [4] [5] and was peaceful until police opened fire with rubber bullets. [6]
Sylvia was born in 1934 in São Paulo, daughter of Paulo Telles and Maria Amelia D'Atri, her mother born in Paris of an Italian father and Brazilian mother.Her maternal grandfather Alessandro D'Atri was editor of the prestigious Révue du Brésil magazine published in Paris in French, Spanish and Italian from 1896.
Sylvia is a 1965 American drama film directed by Gordon Douglas, written by Sydney Boehm, and starring George Maharis, Carroll Baker, and Peter Lawford. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film is based on the novel of the same name by E. V. Cunningham in 1960.
Jossette Campo-Atayde (born May 19, 1971), better known as Sylvia Sanchez, is a FAMAS award winning Filipino actress and comedian. She is the wife of businessman Art Atayde and the mother of actors Arjo Atayde and actress Ria Atayde .