How do you pronounce Sylvester?

Sylvester is pronounced sil-VES-tuhr.

What is the origin of Sylvester?

Sylvester is of Latin origin, from English culture.

Boy name Latin origin Catholic tradition

Sylvester

sil-VES-tuhr · 9 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

From the forest or wooded

Language

Latin

Culture

English

Religion

Catholic

Style era

modern

Themes

Roman · saintly

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2108

2024 births71

Peak year1920

First appeared1880

Total US births43,165

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

SlyVester

Alternate spellings

Silvester

In other languages

SilvestroSilvestre

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Notable people named Sylvester

Sylvester Stallone

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