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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Latin: Woodman
  2. English, Latin: From the forest

First name variations: Sly, Sylvestro, Silvestre, Silvanus, Silas, Syl, Sil, Szilveszter, Silvester, Silvester, Silvestre, Silvestro, Sly

Last name origin & meaning:

English and German: from a personal name (Latin Silvester, a derivative of silva ‘wood’). This was borne by three popes, including a contemporary of Constantine the Great.

Famous people with this first name: Sylvester Stallone

This name appears in the following lists: Alliterative Names, Before They Were Famous - Name Changers