Sylva may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Sylva'' (Snarky Puppy album), 2015 *''

Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber ''Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions'' by the English writer John Evelyn was first presented in 1662 as a paper to the Royal Society. It was published as a book two years later in 1664, a ...

'', a 1664 work by John Evelyn *''Sylva'', a 1960 novel by

Jean Bruller Jean Marcel Adolphe Bruller (26 February 1902 – 10 June 1991) was a French writer and illustrator who co-founded the publishing company Les Éditions de Minuit with Pierre de Lescure. Born to a Hungarian-Jewish father, he joined the French Resi ...

*''Sylva, A Tale of Thirty Three Trees, a novel 2020''

People

People with the given name

* Sylva Ashworth (1874–1958), an American chiropractor *

Sylva Kelegian Sylva Kelegian (born February 22, 1962) is an Armenian-American actress. She was born in New York City on February 22, 1962. She appeared in such television shows as ''Law & Order'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Invasion'', ''Prison Break'', ''E ...

(born 1962), American actress *

Sylva Koscina Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, maybe best remembered for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and ''Hercules Unchai ...

(1933–1994), Italian actress * Sylva Langova (1921–2010), Czech actress * Sylva Lauerová (born 1962), a Czech writer and poet * Sylva Macharová (1893–1968), a Czech nurse * Sylva Stuart Watson (1894–1984), British theatre manager * Sylva Zalmanson (born 1944), a Soviet-born Jewish activist, artist and engineer

People with the surname

Buddy DeSylva George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Re ...

(1895–1950), American songwriter *

Carmen Sylva Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then- ...

(1843–1916), German writer and poet, nom de plume of Elisabeth of Wied, queen consort of Romania *

Marguerite Sylva Marguerite Sylva (also known as Marguerita Sylva) (10 July 1875 – 21 February 1957) was a Belgian born mezzo-soprano who achieved fame not only on the opera stage but also in operetta and musical theatre. She was particularly known for he ...

(1875–1957), Belgian mezzo-soprano * Rene Sylva (1929–2008), American botanist *

Timipre Sylva Timipre Marlin Sylva (born 7 July 1964) is a Nigerian politician, he is a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, and the current Nigeria Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Early life and background Sylva was born in Brass, Bayelsa ...

(born 1964), Nigerian politician * Tony Sylva (born 1975), Senegalese footballer *

Vincent Da Sylva Vincent Da Sylva (born 8 January 1973) is a Senegalese-French retired basketball player. He represented Senegal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship. In his career, he played in Senegal, Lebanon and France. Honours * Bronze medal with the Champi ...

(born 1973), Senegalese basketball player

Places

Sylva, North Carolina Sylva is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Plott Balsam Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588. It is the county seat, taking over the ro ...

, U.S. *

Sylva (river) The Sylva () is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Princi ...

, Russia * Sylva, Perm Krai, Russia * Lake Sylva, on the campus of The College of New Jersey, U.S.

Other uses

* Sylva Autokits, a British kit car manufacturer *

Sylva Foundation The Sylva Foundation is an environmental organisation focusing on trees and forestry established in 2006, and registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2009 and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in 2010. The organisation wa ...