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I love the name Silas! I'm not sure how it'd actually go on a kid, it seems like a bit of a heavy name for a five year old, but then again, I guess it's the kind of name you grow into instead of growing out of.
Sal works as a nickname, I guess, and Si [as mentioned by someone else] is still a better bet than Cy. Cy just doesn't make sense, and Si sounds just the same... besides, how often would any theoretical Silas get his nickname actually written down? I know a lot of people who go by Si...uh, Simons for one, and it works.
As for middle names, I love the name Oscar, but I guess Silas Oscar has too many s sounds. Maybe it'd work with a surname which would balance it out? Silas Morgan and Silas Dorian are good, but I've never been entirely sure on whether Dorian is -too- pretentious or -too- Oscar Wilde or just a good name.