Silvester

Gender Masculine
Usage Slovak, Slovene, Serbian, German, English, Late Roman
Scripts Силвестер(Serbian)
Pronounced Pron. /zɪl.ˈvɛs.tɐ/(German) /sɪl.ˈvɛs.təɹ/(American English) /sɪl.ˈvɛs.tə/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From a Latin name meaning "wooded, wild", derived from 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.

Related Names

Rootsilva
VariantsSylvester(German) Sylvester(English)
DiminutiveSly(English)
Feminine FormSilvestra(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesSilvijo(Croatian) Silvestr(Czech) Sylvester, Vester(Danish) Sylvestre(French) Szilveszter(Hungarian) Silvestro, Silvio(Italian) Sylwester(Polish) Silvestre, Sílvio(Portuguese) Silvius(Roman Mythology) Silviu(Romanian) Silvestr(Russian) Silvestre, Silvio(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   devious   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Austria: December 31
Estonia: December 31
Slovakia: December 31

Categories

cat names, green, Latin words, nature, pet names, plants, popes, saints, trees, wildness
Entry updated December 1, 2024