Silvester name - Meaning of Silvester
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- German, English, Slovene, Slovak, Late Roman, Latin
- Pronounced
- sil-VES-tər (English)
- Silvester Meaning
- From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the name of three popes, including Saint Silvester I who supposedly baptized the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine the Great. As an English name, Silvester (or Sylvester) has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became less common after the Protestant Reformation. Silvester originates in Latin language and means "from the woods". As a masculine given name it is rather rare these days. In the United States, the variant spelling Sylvester is much more popular, probably due to its famous bearer, the American actor Sylvester Stallone.
Silvester Related Names
Variants: Sylvester (English), Sylvestre, Sly
Diminutives: Fester (Low German), Vester (German), Sly (English)
Feminine Form: Silvestra (Slovene)
Other Languages: Silvestr (Czech), Sylvestre (French), Szilveszter (Hungarian), Silvestro (Italian), Sylwester (Polish), Silvestre (Spanish)
