Meaning and Origin of: Sylvester

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Woodman
  • English, Latin : From the forest

Boy name variations

Silvester
Sly
Sylvestro
Silvestre
Silvanus
Silas
Syl
Sil
Szilveszter
Silvestro

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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