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Silva
Coat of arms associated to Silva surname
Meaning "forest, woodland or jungle" Region of origin Portugal , Galicia Variant form(s ) Zilva
Silva , da Silva , and de Silva are surnames of Portuguese or Galician origin which are widespread in the Portuguese-speaking countries[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Latin silva [citation needed It is the family name of the House of Silva .
The name is widespread in Galician -speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia ) and even more so in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne , outside Paris,[6]
Notable people and characters with these names include the following.
Adele Silva (born 1980), British actress
António Silva (actor) (1886–1971), Portuguese actor
Deepani Silva , Sri Lankan actress
Douglas Silva (born 1988), Brazilian actor
Fernando Ramos da Silva (1967–1987), Brazilian actor
Frank Silva (1950–1995), American actor and set dresser
Freddie Silva (1938–2001), Sri Lankan actor, comedian and playback singer
Gertrudes Rita da Silva (1825–1888), Portuguese actor
Henry Silva (1926–2022), American actor
Howard da Silva (1909–1986), American actor and director
Sadiris Master (died 1958), Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor, musician
Hilarion "Larry" Silva (1937–2004), Filipino actor, comedian and politician
Leena de Silva (born 1936), Sri Lankan Sinhala film, television, and theater actress
Leslie Silva (born 1968), American actress
Nicole da Silva (born 1981), Australian actress
Palitha Silva (born 1967), Sri Lankan actor
Paulo Rogério da Silva (born 1970), Brazilian actor also known as Gero Camilo
Rafael L. Silva (born 1994), Brazilian-American actor
Roy de Silva (1937–2018), Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor and film director
Sanjit De Silva (born 1976), Sri Lankan American actor and director
Simone Silva (1928–1957), Egyptian-born French film actress, also briefly in British films
Musicians [ edit ]
Da Silva (born 1976), French singer, songwriter of Portuguese origin
Alan Silva (born 1939), American free jazz double bassist
Amancio D'Silva (1936–1996), Indian jazz guitarist and composer
Andrew Conrad De Silva , Sri Lankan Australian R&B and rock vocalist and instrumentalist
Dawn Silva , American funk vocalist
Deepal Silva (1967–2017), Sri Lankan Sinhalese playback singer and actor
Desmond de Silva (1944–2022), Sri Lankan vocalist
Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795–1865), Brazilian composer and music professor
Henry Silva (1926–2022), Cape Verdean band leader/singer
Humberto Rodríguez Silva (1908–1952), Cuban composer and judge
Horace Silver (1928–2014), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
Luis Silva (1943–2008), American Tejano songwriter
Lúcio Silva da Souza, known artistically as Silva , Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Malcolm "Mac" Silva (1947–1989),[7] Country Outcasts
Rui da Silva (born 1968), Portuguese DJ
Stuart de Silva (born, Sri Lankan Australian jazz pianist
Virajini Lalithya de Silva (born 1973), Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist
Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes (born 1990), Indian Rapper from Mumbai, India, also known as DIVINE
Vivienne de Silva Boralessa (1930–2017), Sri Lankan vocalist (Buddhist devotional music)
Yohani Diloka de Silva , Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer, YouTuber and businesswoman, also known as Yohani
Painters and sculptors [ edit ]
Writers [ edit ]
First name
Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006), Armenian poet, writer, academician and public activist
Surname
Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter
António Diniz da Cruz e Silva (1731–1799), Portuguese heroic-comic poet
António José da Silva (1705–1739), eighteenth-century Brazilian Converso playwright known as "The Jew"
Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva (Arménio Vieira ) (born 1941), Portuguese journalist
Baltasar Lopes da Silva , Cape Verdean writer
Daniel Silva (novelist) , American author
John de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese playwright
José Gabriel Lopes da Silva (Gabriel Mariano ), Cape Verdean poet and essayist
Joseph Silva, a pseudonym of American author Ron Goulart
Luís Filipe Silva , Portuguese writer
Nihal De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese novelist
Sugathapala de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese dramatist, novelist, radio play producer, and translator
Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese novelist
Wilson da Silva , Australian/Portuguese science writer, editor and filmmaker
Other arts [ edit ]
Historical figures [ edit ]
Bernardo Peres da Silva , the first and only native Goan governor of Portuguese India
Lucius Flavius Silva , Roman governor of Judea who crushed Jewish resistance at Masada in 73 AD
José Joaquim da Silva Xavier (1746–1792), known as Tiradentes , Brazilian independence leader
Mariana de Silva-Bazán y Sarmiento (1739-1784), Spanish aristocrat, writer, painter, and translator
Pedro da Silva , first post courier of Canada (17th–18th century)
Ruy Gómez de Silva (1516–1573), nobleman and cousin of Philip II of Spain
Chantal Da Silva , Canadian journalist working in the United Kingdom
Dayananda de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese radio journalist at Radio Ceylon
João Silva (photographer) , South African photographer
Martin Silva , Portuguese-Canadian politician and radio personality
Sampath Lakmal de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese journalist specializing in defense issues
Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares, Belgian model, Miss Belgium 2005
Tom Silva , general contractor on the PBS show This Old House
Thotawatte Don Manuel Titus de Silva , known as Titus Thotawatte, Sri Lankan director and editor
Yohani Diloka de Silva , Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and YouTuber
Political and military figures [ edit ]
Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
Amaro Silva , municipal politician in Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada
Aníbal Cavaco Silva , President of Portugal
Anthony Emmanuel Silva , Sri Lankan Tamil Member of Parliament
António Maria da Silva , Portuguese politician
Artur da Costa e Silva , Brazilian military officer and politician
Asoka de Silva , 9th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Asoka de Silva , 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Benedita da Silva , Brazilian politician
C. A. Mike N. Silva (1933-2019), Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army
Charles Percival de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
Charles de Silva Batuwantudawe (1877–1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician
Chitta Ranjan De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer, Chairman of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, 40th Attorney General of Sri Lanka, 39th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Claude Henry de Silva , Singaporean lawyer
Colvin Reginald de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs
Crishantha de Silva , 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
Desmond Lorenz de Silva , Sri Lankan Briton lawyer, former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone
D. G. Albert de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
Duleep de Silva Wickramanayake , Sri Lankan Sinhala army major-general
Duminda Silva , Sri Lankan politician
Estanislau da Silva , East Timorese politician and member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
Eunice Silva , Cape Verdean civil engineer and politician
Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of Molelos , Portuguese politician
Frank de Silva (born 1935), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1993–1995
Fredrick de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician
Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva , 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
George E. de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician
G.E.S. de Silva , Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
G. H. De Silva , 13th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
Golbery do Couto e Silva , Brazilian politician
G. P. S. de Silva , 40th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
George Reginald de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
Gratian Silva (1933–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general
H. A. Silva , 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Hélio José da Silva Lima (born 1960), Brazilian politician known as Hélio José
Herman Leonard de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and diplomat, 12th Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York
Israel Pinheiro da Silva , Brazilian politician and engineer
Jaime Silva , former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of Portugal
Jayatilleke De Silva (1938–2019), Sri Lankan Sinhala Communist guerrilla
Jim Silva , American politician
José Albino Silva Peneda , Portuguese politician
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian activist
K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva , 41st Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
Leopold James de Silva Seneviratne , Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant
Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893–1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias , Brazilian military commander
Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque , Portuguese politician
Luis Roberto da Sliva (born 1977), East Timorese politician
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , current President of Brazil
Lydia Méndez Silva , Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party
Makalandage Johnny Terrence De Silva Gunawardena , 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva , 26th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
Manuel António Vassalo e Silva , Portuguese politician
Manuel Carvalho da Silva , coordinator of the Portuguese Labour union federation
Marina Silva , Brazilian environmentalist and politician
Mario Silva , Canadian politician
Osmund de Silva , 13th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police
Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra De Silva , 35th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
Patrick de Silva Kularatna , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician and educationist
Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
Mervin Rex de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II
Mervyn Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament for Galle Electoral District
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport
Peduru Hewage William de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist politician, Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries 1956–1959
Piyal De Silva , Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 1970), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister
Ranjith de Silva , Sri Lanka Light Infantry major-general
Rupika De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhala women's rights and peace activist
Sampathawaduge Stephen Anthony Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
Sarath N. Silva , 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Shan Wijayalal De Silva , 5th Chief Minister of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Sharon Quirk-Silva (born 1962), American politician
Shavendra Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese general and diplomat
Sonia Silva , American politician
Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe (1911–1977), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
Thakur Artha Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya (born 1948), Sri Lankan Briton politician
T. N. De Silva , former Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
Vincent Stuart de Silva Wikramanayake (1876–1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician
Wilmot Arthur de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, veterinary surgeon, and philanthropist, Minister of Health in the second State Council of Ceylon
Walwin Arnold de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese civil servant
Religion [ edit ]
Saint Beatrice of Silva , Portuguese Dominican nun
Clarence Richard Silva , United States Catholic bishop
Hezekiah da Silva , Jewish author born in Livorno, Italy, and teacher in Jerusalem
Blessed João Mendes de Silva (Amadeus of Portugal ), Portuguese Hieronymite and later Franciscan
Kanishka de Silva Raffel (born 1964), Sri Lankan Australian Anglican priest, 12th Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
Lynn de Silva , Sri Lankan Methodist theologian
Maxwell Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo
Raúl Silva Henríquez , Chilean cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Robert D'Silva , Pakistani Catholic priest
Scholars [ edit ]
Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994), Portuguese philosopher
Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese gastroenterologist
Chandra Richard de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author
Clarence de Silva , Canadian engineer
Dudley Kenneth George de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese educationist
Harendra de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese pediatrician
H. Janaka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese physician
Jayathi De Silva , Sri Lankan scientist and model
Jorge Nuno Silva (born 1956), Portuguese mathematician
José Sebastião e Silva , Portuguese mathematician
Kingsley De Silva , Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist
Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author
Kongahage Anslem Lawrence de Silva (born 1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala biologist and herpetologist
Maria Nazareth F. da Silva , Brazilian zoologist
Maurício Rocha e Silva (1910–1983), Brazilian physician
Mohan De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese surgeon
Moisés Silva , Cuban-born American professor of biblical studies
Nalin de Silva , Sri Lankan Scholar
Primus Thilakaratne de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese senior consultant physician
Ranjith Premalal De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese professor of agricultural engineering
Sammu Raghu De Silva Chandrakeerthy , Sri Lankan Sinhalese engineering professor
Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese doctor, founder of the Saukyadana Movement
Alcino J. Silva , Portugal-born American neuroscientist
Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.[8]
Auto racing [ edit ]
Basketball [ edit ]
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Cricket [ edit ]
Alankara Asanka Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Amal Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Amila Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Aravinda De Silva , Sri Lankan international cricketer
Aruna de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
Ashen Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
Ashley de Silva , Sri Lankan international cricketer
Asiri de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Asoka de Silva , Sri Lankan international cricketer
Bertie de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for the University of Oxford
Chalana de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Chamara Silva , Sri Lankan international cricketer
Chamod Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Chirantha de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Damitha Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
Dedunu Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardena , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese ODI cricketer
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for United Arab Emirates
Emmanuel Nadhula de Silva Wijeratne , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Ganga de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese woman cricketer
Gayashan Ranga de Silva Munasinghe , Sri Lankan Italian cricketer
Gihan De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Granville Nissanka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Hanthana Dewage Rashmi Sewandi Silva (born 2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer for Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
Hasitha Lakmal de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Hendahewage Sanjeewa Gayan Sameera Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer for the United Arab Emirates
Janith Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Jayan Kaushal Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
Joshua Da Silva , Trinidadian cricketer, test match wicket keeper/batsman for the West Indies cricket team
Kariyawasam Thantrige Gayan Thilanka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Bahraini cricketer
Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Kasun de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Lanka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
Liyana de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Malinga de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Mangamuni Gamini Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
Manelker De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Milroy Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Muthumuni Raween Lakshitha de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Nilakshi de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Nilan De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Patiharamada Juwan Hewage Sanath Ranjan Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Pinnaduwage Chaturanga de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Pradeep de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Ramindu de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Richard Martin M. de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Rodrigo Hennedige Sanjeewa Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Roshan Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Roshen Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
Roy Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Rumesh Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Sammu Nirwantha Thikshila de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
Sanath de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Senal de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Shaluka Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Sripal Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
T. Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Warshamannada Pradeep de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
Woshantha Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
Yohan de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
Male international players
Afonso Guimarães da Silva, Afonsinho
Alexandre da Silva Mariano
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, Alexandre Pato
Cleonésio Carlos da Silva
Dani Alves , Daniel Alves da Silva
Danilo Luiz da Silva, Danilo
Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva
Gilberto Silva
Gilberto da Silva Melo
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira
Heurelho da Silva Gomes, Heurelho Gomes
Jackson Coelho Silva
João Alves de Assis Silva, Jô
Jorge Luís Andrade da Silva
José Roberto da Silva Júnior, Zé Roberto
Leônidas da Silva
Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, Lúcio
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, Lucas Moura
Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Junior, Marcelo
Mauro Silva , Mauro da Silva Gomes
Nélson de Jesus Silva, Dida (footballer born 1973)
Neymar , Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Nilmar
Oscarino Costa Silva
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, Roberto Carlos
Rodrygo Silva de Goes
Sean de Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva, Thiago Silva
Willian , Willian Borges da Silva
Female international players
Others
Croatia [ edit ]
England [ edit ]
Equatorial Guinea [ edit ]
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Portugal [ edit ]
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Uruguay [ edit ]
Managers and referees [ edit ]
Martial arts [ edit ]
Anderson Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Antônio Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Assuerio Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Edinanci Silva , Brazilian judoka
Erick Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Jay Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Jussier da Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Natália Falavigna da Silva , Brazilian taekwondo athlete
Thiago Silva (fighter) , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Wanderlei Silva , Brazilian mixed martial artist
Track and field [ edit ]
Adhemar da Silva , Brazilian athlete
Anísio Silva , Brazilian triple jumper
Carlos Silva (hurdler) (born 1974), Portuguese hurdler
Fábio Gomes da Silva , pole vaulter
Fátima Silva , Portuguese long-distance runner
Germán Silva , Mexican long distance runner
Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni , Sri Lankan Sinhalese sprinter
Joaquim Silva (athlete) , Portuguese long-distance runner
Joseildo da Silva , Brazilian long-distance runner
Osmiro Silva , Brazilian long-distance runner
Pedro da Silva (athlete) , Brazilian decathlete
Robson da Silva , Brazilian sprinter
Rui Silva (athlete) , Portuguese Olympic athlete
Vânia Silva , Portuguese hammer thrower
Other sports [ edit ]
Carlos Silva (baseball) , Venezuelan baseball player
Chandrika de Silva , Sri Lankan badminton player
Cherantha de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese swimmer
Daniel Silva (golfer) , Portuguese golfer
Eden Giselle Silva , Sri Lankan Briton tennis player
Emanuel Silva , Portuguese flatwater canoeist
Eurico Rosa da Silva , Brazilian-born Canadian jockey
Fabiola da Silva , Brazilian inline skater
Frederico Ferreira Silva , Portuguese tennis player
Garth da Silva , New Zealand boxer
Inoka Rohini de Silva , Sri Lankan badminton player
Jamie Silva , American football safety
Jason Silva , American rock climber
John da Silva , New Zealand wrestler and boxer
Luis Cardoso da Silva , Brazilian paracanoeist
Luís Mena e Silva , Portuguese horse rider
Neuza Silva , Portuguese tennis player
Raquel Silva , Brazilian volleyball player
Roberto Silva Nazzari , Uruguayan chess master
Rogério Dutra Silva , Brazilian tennis player
Other professions [ edit ]
A. E. de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese businessman
Eugenia Silva , Spanish model
Sir Ernest de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese business magnate, banker, and barrister
George David Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese Australian mass murderer
João Marques Silva , Portuguese researcher
José da Silva Pais , Portuguese soldier
Kamaj Silva (born 1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala entrepreneur
Moises Teixeira da Silva , Brazilian robber
Palmira Silva , British murder victim
Riccardo Silva (born 1970), Italian businessman
Quentin D'Silva , Pakistani businessman
Steven Silva , American chef
Thakurartha Devadithya Guardiyawasam Lindamulage Nalin Kumara de Silva , Sri Lankan Sinhalese promoter of pseudoscience
Jean Charles da Silva e de Menezes , known as Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian man killed by British police in 2005
Fictional characters [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Name disambiguation page
More specific surname disambiguation page
References [ edit ]
^ Os 100 Apelidos mais frequentes da População Portuguesa Archived 2013-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
^ O ProJovem é Silva, Santos... Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
^ Descubra como surgiram os Silva, os Araújo, os Fernandes, os Batista, os Carneiro... Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
^ Number of Da Silva in France
^ "Silva, Mac" . The Dictionary of Sydney . Retrieved 26 September 2022 .
^ In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido /alcunha , a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos , Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta , José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto , and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida . Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's family name of Senna.
Bibliography [ edit ]
BOUZA ZERRANO, José. Da Descendência de Don Francisco Prieto Gayoso'. Edição do Autor, 1ª Edição, Lisboa, 1980.
COROMINES, Joan . Onomasticon Cataloniæ (vol. I-VIII). Barcelona: 1994.
SOUSA, Manuel de. As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas
TÁVORA, D. Luis de Lancastre e. Dicionário das Famílias Portuguesas . Quetzal Editores, 2ª Edição, Lisboa, pág. 324.
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