Silvana or Sylvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest" in Latin, is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Silvana Arbia
Silvana Arbia (born 19 November 1952 in Senise, Italy) was previously the Registrar of the International Criminal Court. After gaining experience as a judge and prosecutor in Italy, Arbia made her international début as a Senior Trial Attorney at ...
(born 1952), Italian judge and prosecutor
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Silvana Arias
Silvana Arias (born April 7, 1982 in Lima) is a Peru
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(born 1982), Peruvian actress
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Silvana Armenulić
Silvana Bajraktarević (born Zilha Bajraktarević; 18 February 1939 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Silvana Armenulić (), was a Bosnian singer-songwriter and actress and one of the most prominent commercial folk music and traditi ...
(1938–1976), Yugoslav singer and songwriter
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Silvana De Mari
Silvana De Mari (born 5 July 1953) is an Italian writer of children's fiction, Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist and former medic and Psychotherapy, psychotherapist, now suspended due to her support to various theses contrary to any consoli ...
(born 1953), Italian writer, psychotherapist, and doctor
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Silvana Franco
Silvana Franco is a British TV personality and chef.
Early life
Of Italian origin, Franco was raised in Derby. Following chef's training at High Peak College in Buxton, she studied a degree in Home Economics.
Career
A college work placemen ...
(born 1968), British chef
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Silvana Gallardo
Sandra Silvana Gallardo (January 13, 1953 – January 2, 2012) was an American film and television actress.
Born in New York City, Gallardo's television credits include episodes of ''Starsky & Hutch'', '' Lou Grant'', '' Quincy'', '' Hill Str ...
(1953–2012), American actress
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Silvana Ibarra (born 1959), Ecuadorian singer, actress, and politician
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Silvana Imam
Silvana Imam (pronounced , born Plungė, Lithuania 19 September 1986) is a Swedish rapper. She is known for her political songs protesting racism, homophobia, and the Sweden Democrats.
Biography
Early life
Imam's mother is from Lithuania ...
(born 1986), Swedish rapper of Lithuanian origin
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Silvana Jachino
Silvana Jachino (2 February 1916 – 28 August 2004) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1936 and 1970. She was born in Milan, Italy and died in Rimini, Italy.
Partial filmography
* ''Cuor di vagabondo'' (1936)
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(1916–2004), Italian actress
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Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin (born 17 November 1970, in Wuppertal) is a former German politician of the Free Democratic Party of Germany who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014.
Early career
In 1998, Koch-Mehrin founded ...
(born 1970), German politician
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Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 1 ...
(1930–1989), Italian actress
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Silvana Pampanini
Silvana Pampanini (25 September 1925 – 6 January 2016) was an Italian film actress, director and singer. She was also the niece of the well-known soprano of the golden era of opera, Dame Rosetta Pampanini. Silvana Pampanini caused a sensation ...
(born 1925), Italian actress
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Silvana Paternostro Silvana Paternostro (born c. 1962 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a journalist who has written extensively on Cuba and Central and South America. She specializes in women’s issues, and has also written comprehensively about AIDS, revolutionary mov ...
, Colombian journalist
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Silvana Santaella
Silvana Santaella Arellano (born September 29, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder.
On October 16, 2003, Santaella competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2003, held in Caracas, where s ...
(born 1983), Venezuelan beauty pageant
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Silvana Sciarra
Silvana Sciarra (born 24 July 1948) is an Italian jurist and academic. She has been a judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 11 November 2014 and serves as its president since 20 September 2022.
Career
Sciarra was born in Trani. She ta ...
(born 1948), Italian judge
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Silvana Suárez
Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence (; 29 September 1958 – 21 October 2022) was an Argentine model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1978 contest, representing Argentina. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.
Suárez became the se ...
(born 1958), Argentinian beauty pageant
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Silvana Tenreyro
Silvana Tenreyro (born 6 September 1973) is a British-Argentine economist who is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and External Member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee since July 2017. She currently serv ...
, British-Argentine economist
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Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Petra Tirinzoni (born 25 June 1979) is a Swiss curler from Zurich. She is currently the reigning women's world champion skip having won the last three championships, in 2019, 2021 and . Tirinzoni also represented Switzerland at the 2022 ...
(born 1979), Swiss curler
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Sylvana Foa
Sylvana Foa (born January 31, 1945, in Buffalo, New York) is a former foreign correspondent and public affairs specialist. She was the first woman to serve as the foreign editor of a major international news organization, the first woman news d ...
(born 1945), American journalist and spokesperson
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Sylvana Gómez
Sylvana Anali Rivera Gómez is a beach volleyball player from Guatemala, who played with María Orellana in the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a ...
, Guatemalan beach volleyball player
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Sylvana Simons
Silvana Hildegard "Sylvana" Simons (born 31 January 1971) is a Surinamese-born Dutch politician and former television presenter. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2021 on behalf of BIJ1, an egalitarian anti-racist par ...
(born 1971), Dutch politician and former actress and TV presenter
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Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews
Sylvana Palma Windsor, Countess of Saint Andrews (''née'' Tomaselli, previously Jones; born 28 May 1957) is a Canadian-born academic and historian. By virtue of marriage she is a member of the House of Windsor and is related to the British r ...
(born 1957), Canadian historian
See also
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Silvana (disambiguation)
Silvana is a female given name.
Silvana may also refer to:
Places
* Silvana, Iran
* Silvana, Washington
Plants
* ''Aspasia silvana''
* ''Bifrenaria silvana''
* ''Wittmackia silvana''
Entertainment
* ''Silvana'' (opera), by Carl Maria von We ...
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Silvina Silvina is a given name. It is a variant of Silvana (disambiguation), Silvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest".
People with the name
* Silvina Bosco, Argentine actress
* Silvina Bullrich (1915–1990), Argentine writer
* Silvina Chediek (born ...
, a given name
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Sylvania (disambiguation)
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