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Sylvester

What does Sylvester mean?

Sylvester Pronunciation of Sylvester as a boys' name is pronounced sil-VEST-ter. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Sylvester is "of the woods". 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.

ENDS WITH -ster

ASSOCIATED WITH woods (tree), cat (lion), modern

Variations

VARIANTS Silvester, Silvestre, Sly

SEE ALSO Vester

FEMININE FORM Silvestra

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Sylvester?

Sylvester is a very prominent first name for males (#396 out of 1220, Top 32%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1784 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Sylvester reached its peak position of #150 in the U.S. during 1900-1909, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Sylvester name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Sylvester outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Silvester, Silvestre and Vester are the prominent related forms of Sylvester appearing in the Top 2000. These forms of Sylvester were at the top of their popularity in the 1900s (MEDIAN #1061), but now, the version Sylvester has become less fashionable.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Sylvester, Silvester, Silvestre, Vester in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Sylvester and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Alaister, Alaster, Aleister, Alester, Alister, Allaster, Allister, Allyster, Alyster, Belveder (see Belvedere), Chester, Fester, Forester, Forrester, Hollister, Kester, Lancester, Lankester (see Lancaster), Leicester, Lester, Nester, Rochester, Salvator, Silver, Silverton, Silvestro, Slater and Sylver. These names tend to be less frequently used than Sylvester.

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