Silvia

Girl Names
1

We currently have four options for our little girl due in just a week: [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Ottavia[/name_f], [name_f]Caterina[/name_f] and [name_f]Silvia[/name_f]. Her middle name will be [name_u]Love[/name_u]. We both really, really love [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], and I dislike it with the y spelling, and its the Italian spelling, which fits with our Italian surname, but as its getting closer, I’m getting worried we’ll always have to correct people spelling it [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], which I would rather avoid.

Would you assume when hearing the name it was spelled [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]? If you saw [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] written down, would you presume it was a mistake?

2

If I saw [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] written down I wouldn’t think it was a mistake, but if I heard it I would think it was spelled [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] just because that is the spelling I’m more familiar with.

3

It’s easy to worry about this now, but so long as most people know that’s how it’s spelt, and you teach your daughter to correct people - most people won’t correct people on spellings, and I think so long as you’re polite about it its a good idea - you’ll be fine!

4

I automatically spell it [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], but wouldn’t assume [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] was wrong.