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Meaning of name Sylvester

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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.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Sylvester is pronounced as sil-vehs-ter

Origins

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

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

Popular Variants for the name Sylvester: Seveste, Sevester, Silvester (French), Silvestio (Spanish), Silvestre (Spanish), Silvestro (Italian), Sly (Nickname), Sylwester (Polish)

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 man

In one word, you might describe Sylvester as a(n) "muscular" person.

See other "muscular" names for boys.

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Famous persons

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

Sylvester Stallone, born on 6 July, a famous actor. Sylvester Stallone's background: An American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.

Sylvester Gray, born on 8 July, a famous athlete. Sylvester Gray's background: An American former professional basketball player for the Miami Heat during the 1988 NBA Draft.

Sylvester Mccoy, born on 20 August, a famous actor. Sylvester Mccoy's background: A Scottish actor famous for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series 'Doctor Who' from 1987 to 1989.
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