"Silvan" meaning in English

See Silvan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Silvan
  1. a city in Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Categories (place): Cities in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Places in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey Translations (city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey): مَيَّافَارِقِين (mayyāfāriqīn) (Arabic), ܡܝܦܪܩܛ (mayparqeṭ) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Նփրկերտ (Npʻrkert) (Armenian), Սիլվան (Silvan) (Armenian), Farqîn (Northern Kurdish), میا فارقین (Meyafarikîn) (Ottoman Turkish), Silvan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Silvan-en-name-2RDQseP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey': 99 1
  2. A male given name. Related terms: Martyropolis
    Sense id: en-Silvan-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 42 58
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