Definition
A brand name for lighting and electrical products, or a place name meaning 'forest land'. Most commonly known as a lighting company.
Etymology
From Latin 'silva' meaning 'forest' or 'wood' combined with the suffix '-vania' (land of), literally meaning 'forestland'. The same root appears in Pennsylvania ('Penn's woodland') and Transylvania ('beyond the forest').
Kelly Says
The Sylvania company cleverly chose a name evoking natural forests for their lighting products, creating an ironic contrast between artificial illumination and wild woodlands. This Latin construction pattern has been used to name numerous places across America, from Pennsylvania to Spotsylvania.
Translations
ARالعربية
سيلفانيا
si-liv-ania
BNবাংলা
সিলভানিয়া
sil-va-nia
CACatalà
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
CSČeština
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
DADansk
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
DEDeutsch
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
ELΕλληνικά
Σιλυανία
si-li-a
ESEspañol
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
FAفارسی
سیلوانیا
si-li-va-nia
FISuomi
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
FRFrançais
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
GUGU
સિલ્વેનિયા
sil-ve-ni-ya
HEעברית
סילבניה
sil-va-nia
HIहिन्दी
सिल्वेने
sil-ve-ne
HUMagyar
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
ITItaliano
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
KKKK
Силвания
sil-va-niya
KMKM
ស៊ីលវ៉ានី
si-l-va-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ဆီလ်ဗေးနီးယား
si-l-ve-ne-ya
NLNederlands
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
NONorsk
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
PAPA
ਸਿਲਵੇਨੀਆ
sil-ve-ne-ya
PLPolski
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
PTPortuguês
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
RORomână
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
RUРусский
СиLVANIA
si-LYA-nya
SVSvenska
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
SWKiswahili
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
TAதமிழ்
சில்வானியா
chil-va-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
సిలవనియా
si-la-vani-ya
THไทย
ซิลเวเนีย
sil-ve-ni-ya
TRTürkçe
Sylvania
sil-va-nya
UKУкраїнська
Сільванія
sil-va-niya
URاردو
سيلفانيا
sil-va-nia
VITiếng Việt
Sylvania
sil-va-nya