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Meaning of name Silas

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Meaning

The name Silas has the following meaning:

One who lives in the woods.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Silas is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 453 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Silas rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 56 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 254 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Silas in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Silas is pronounced as sy-lus

Origins

Silas originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Silas and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Silas: Boys - Albin, Benedict, Cornelius, Perry, Girls - Angelica, Aura, Charmaine, Chastity, Gusta, Karli, Lorine, Velva, Violet, Both genders - Amy, Ivory, Virginia

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Silas: Cylas, Siles, Silo, Silous, Silus, Sylas, Sylous, Sylus

Style

We think the name Silas should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Silas to be: Quiet and hardworking chap

In one word, you might describe Silas as a(n) "quiet" person.

See other "quiet" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Silas (or its variants) are:

Silas Joseph 'Si' Simmons , born on 14 October, a famous athlete. Silas Joseph 'Si' Simmons 's background: An American semi-professional and professional baseball player for African-American teams in the pre-Negro League era, and became the longest-lived professional baseball player in history.

Silas Deane, born on 24 December, a famous politician. Silas Deane's background: A delegate to the American Continental Congress and later the United States' first foreign diplomat.

Silas Wright, Jr. , born on 24 May, a famous politician. Silas Wright, Jr. 's background: An American Democratic politician.
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