First name origins & meanings:
- Latin: Woodman
- English, Latin: From the forest
First name variations: Sylvester, Sylvestro, Silvestre, Silvanus, Silas, Syl, Sil, Szilveszter, Silvester, Silvestre, Silvestro, Silvester, Sylvester Last name origin & meaning: English (chiefly West Midlands): nickname for a cunning or crafty
individual, from Middle English sligh ‘sly’ (earlier
slegh, from Old Norse slǽgr).
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