Sylve

Sylve Meaning & Origin

About Sylve
The surname Sylve is of French origin and is derived from the word "sylve" which means "forest" or "woods" in French. It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or in a forested area. The name Sylve is therefore associated with a person's connection to nature and their ancestral ties to wooded regions.

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📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Sylve is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Sylve: 875
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 27534
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.3

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sylve based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Sylve is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLF
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0410
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S IH1 L V
🌐 IPA
/sylve*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sylve in Braille

Here's how to represent Sylve in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Sylve in braille

How to sign the name Sylve using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Sylve using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Sylve in sign language

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