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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Latin: Woodman
  2. 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).