Meaning and Origin of: Silas

Silas is from the personal name Silas, a vernacular form of Latin Silvanus (see Silvano).

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Wood
  • Latin : Woodman

Boy name variations

Silvester
Sylvester
Sly
Sylvestro
Silvestre
Silvanus
Syl
Sil
Szilveszter

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the personal name Silas, a vernacular form of Latin Silvanus (see Silvano).
  • Hungarian (Szilas) : from the old Hungarian personal name Szilas, or from a pet form of the ecclasiastical names Szilveszter or Szilvánusz (see Silvester, Silvano).