Sylvia 347051 223917398 2008-07-06T14:28:06Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''Sylvia''' may refer to: *a feminine given [[name]] of [[Latin]] origin, also spelled [[Silvia]]. ===Persons=== *[[Sylvia Boots]], an adult film star transsexual *[[Sylvia Browne]], a American psychic *[[Sylvia Crawley]] (born 1972), an American basketball player *[[Sylvia Likens]] *[[Sylvia Plath]], American poet *[[Sylvia Ruuska]] (born 1942), American medley and freestyle swimmer *[[Sylwia Gruchała]], [[Poland|Polish]] [[fencing|fencer]] *[[Tim Sylvia]], Former UFC Heavyweight Champion *one of two singers who have achieved success billed simply as "Sylvia": **[[Sylvia Robinson]], member of [[Mickey & Sylvia]] and 1970s disco singer. **[[Sylvia (singer)|Sylvia]], a [[country music]] singer, who had a number of hits during the early 1980s *[[Sylvia Sleigh]], artist, feminist, noted for placing men in traditionally female poses within her paintings **[[Sylvia Tyson]], née Fricker, of the Canadian duet [[Ian and Sylvia]] *[[Sylvie Vartan]], a famous French singer ===In science=== *a [[genus]] of birds, commonly known as [[Sylvia (genus)|typical warbler]]s. * an ornithological journal published by the [http://www.birdlife.cz/index.php?ID=1468&basket=6d30e3df7ad977c866b33855897e41e3 "Czech Society for Ornithology"]. *the asteroid [[87 Sylvia]] ===In culture=== *[[Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem]] *''[[Sylvia (novel)|Sylvia]]'', a 2006 [[historical fiction]] novel by [[Bryce Courtenay]] *one of three films: **''[[Sylvia (1965 film)]]'', a 1965 film. **''[[Sylvia (1985 film)]]'', a 1985 [[New Zealand]] film. **''[[Sylvia (2003 film)]]'', a 2003 British film. *"Sylvia", a 1970 [[Elvis Presley]] song *"Sylvia", a guitar instrumental by [[Focus (band)|Focus]] *''[[Sylvia (play)|Sylvia]]'', a play about a dog by [[A.R. Gurney]] *''[[Sylvia (ballet)|Sylvia]]'' or ''Sylvia ou La Nymphe de Diane'', a classical ballet with music written by [[Léo Delibes]] in 1876 *''[[Tales from Planet Sylvia|Sylvia]]'', a syndicated American newspaper comic strip by [[Nicole Hollander]] *"Sylvia", a song by [[Pulp]] from the album ''[[This is Hardcore]]'' ==See also== * [[Silvia]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Swiss given names]] [[de:Sylvia]] [[es:Sylvia]] [[fr:Sylvia]] [[it:Sylvia]] [[nl:Sylvia]] [[ja:シルビア]] [[nn:Sylvia]] [[pl:Sylwia]] [[pt:Sylvia]] [[fi:Sylvia]] [[sv:Sylvia]]