Sylvanus - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Sylvanus \s(y)-lva-nus, syl-vanus\ is a variant of Silvanus (Latin), and the meaning of Sylvanus is "woods".

The baby name Sylvanus sounds like Sylvan, Silvano and Silvan. Other similar baby names are Salviatus and Stefanus.

Sylvanus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sylvanus. Compare Sylvanus with related baby names.