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What does Silvanus mean?
Silvanus 
as a boys' name is pronounced sil-VAHN-nus. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Silvanus is "woods". Silvanus was the mythological ancient Greek god of trees. A number of saints bore the name. See also Silas and Sylvester.
Variations
VARIANTS Silvain, Silvano, Silverio, Silvino, Silvio, Sylvanus, Sylvio
SEE ALSO Selwyn
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA SILAS, SYLVESTER Silvan, Silvaon, Sylvan
FEMININE FORM Silvana
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Silvanus Mccoy (S.M.), ..
How popular is Silvanus?
Silvanus is a rare first name for males. Silvanus is also a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Silvanus (NOT RANKED) are Silas (#110 A YEAR AGO), Selwyn, Silverio, Silvio, Sylvan, Sylvanus, Sylvester and Sylvio. Other variants, like Silvan, are seldom used. These forms of Silvanus were favored as birth names in 2018 (USAGE OF 0.19%), except for the form Sylvester which has become somewhat dated. Silas is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns in this compilation. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alfaeus (see Alpheus), Claus, Damianus, Dardanus, Delfinus, Emilianus (see Emil), Fabianus, Germanus (see Germain), Hilarius, Janus, Julianus, Klaus, Linus, Lucianus, Manus, Marianus, Montanus, Rinus, Romanus, Salman, Salvador, Salvator, Salvian, Salviano (see Salvio), Salviatus (see Salvio), Salvino, Sassacus, Seamus, Sellars, Servaas, Servas, Servatus, Shamus, Shivaun, Sigvard, Sills, Silver, Simmonds, Simmons, Siorus, Sirius, Sivney, Sivnie (see Sivney), Sixtus, Sloan, Sloane, Stefanas (see Stephanus), Stefanos, Stefanus, Stephanus, Stevan, Straus, Sylas▲, Tevarus and Urbanus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Silvanus.
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