Sylvia, Sylvan, or Silva

Which version of this name do you like the best?
Can you rank them from favorite to least favorite?

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_f]Silva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvette[/name_f] (saw this on another thread so I thought I’d add it!)

Are there any similar names you would recommend instead?

Sylvienne ([name_f]Sylvian[/name_f])

or [name_u]Silver[/name_u], etymology is similar.

Oh, I love that!!!

My ranking:

  1. [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] - Gorgeous, melodic and timeless.
  2. [name_f]Silva[/name_f] - Pretty but sounds a little incomplete.
  3. [name_f]Sylvette[/name_f] - Interesting and pretty.
  4. [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] - Sounds too masculine to me.

I’m going to suggest [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f].

Fave to least fave

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Silva[/name_f]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_f]Sylvette[/name_f]

[name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], [name_f]Elva[/name_f], [name_f]Elvira[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvana[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Lilla[/name_f], [name_f]Suki[/name_f], [name_f]Suvi[/name_f], [name_f]Cilla[/name_f], [name_f]Sula[/name_f], [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] and [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] also came to mind

[name_f]Silva[/name_f] would be my pick but I much prefer pp’ s suggestion of [name_u]Silver[/name_u].

I basically second this (fearlessfirefly’s post, but the quote isn’t showing), but I might switch [name_f]Silva[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvette[/name_f] around.

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (love love [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f])
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_f]Sylvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Silva[/name_f] (I know this as a last name)

I honestly like [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] as a full name! I like the suggestion of Sylvienne too,