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Finnish
Etymology
Short form of Sylvia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sylvi
- a female given name
1986, Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:Sylvi oli muuttanut nimensä Sylviaksi, kun Arttu oli ostanut tehtaan ja huvilan ja he olivat muuttaneet tänne.
Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvian laulu, se oli yksi Topeliuksen runo, mutta Sylvin, ei vaan Sylvian mielestä Sylvia kuulosti paremmalta kuin pelkkä Sylvi. Hilma suostui kiltisti sanomaan häntä Sylviaksi.- Sylvi had changed her name to Sylvia, when Arttu had acquired the factory and they had moved here.
Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia's song, that was one of Topelius's poems, but Sylvi, I mean Sylvia thought Sylvia sounded better than just Sylvi. Hilma kindly agreed to call her Sylvia.
Declension
Statistics
- Sylvi is the 232nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,406 female individuals (and as a middle name to 937 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Sylvi
- a female given name derived from Sylvia and Solveig