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Silvester

sil-VES-ter

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'silvester' meaning 'of the forest' or 'wooded.' Ancient Roman name with strong literary tradition, used by multiple Catholic popes and gaining retro-vintage appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Silvester US popularity rank over timeRank 12539 in 2010 to rank 932 in 1910. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#932#6736#125391900192019401960198020002023

Silvester is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanItalianLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

SilSylvester

Style

ClassicVintageStrongGrandLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Pope Silvester I
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Sylvester the Cat

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Silvanus

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Silas

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Beatrix

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Julius

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Margot

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Latin, German, and English cultures

People Also Ask

From Latin 'silvester' meaning 'of the forest' or 'wooded.' Ancient Roman name with strong literary tradition, used by multiple Catholic popes and gaining retro-vintage appeal.

Silvester is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Silvester include Sil, Sylvester.

Names that pair beautifully with Silvester include Beatrix, Julius, Margot.