Meaning 
The name Sylvester has the following meaning: From the forest or woods. It also has the same meaning in English. Medieval variant of Silvester. Made visible by the actor Sylvester Stallone.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Sylvester is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sylvester in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Sylvester is pronounced as sil-vehs-ter Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Sylvester and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sylvester: Boys - Adolfo, August, Aurelius, Girls - Carly, Charity, Cordelia, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Anthony, Antonia
Variants 
Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Sylvester are: Sly, Vet,Syl, Sy
Style 
We think the name Sylvester 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 Sylvester to be: A good-looking and muscular manIn one word, you might describe Sylvester as a(n) " muscular" person. See other "muscular" names for boys.
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