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maleSylvester - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Sylvester \s(y)-lves-ter, syl-ve-ster\ is pronounced sil-VEST-ter. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "wooded". The name is associated with a cartoon cat in modern times. Silvestre is a French form. See also Silvanus. Actor Sylvester Stallone; rock singer Sylvester "Sly" Stone.

Sylvester has 3 variant forms: Silvester, Silvestre and Sly.

For more information, see also the related name Vester.

A baby name that sounds like Sylvester is Silvestro.

Sylvester is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sylvester. Click here to compare Sylvester with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Sylvester
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Sylvester

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