Silas
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Probably a short form of SILVANUS. This is the name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. Paul refers to him as Silvanus in his epistles, though it is possible that Silas was in fact a Greek form of the Hebrew name SAUL (via Aramaic).... [more]
 | SILVANUS male Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". Silvanus was the Roman god of forests. This name appears in the New Testament belonging to one of Saint Paul's companions, also called Silas. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SAUL male Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. Before the end of his reign he lost favour with God, and after a defeat by the Philistines he was succeeded by David as king. In the New Testament, Saul was the original Hebrew name of the apostle Paul. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT ROMAN: Silvanus |
| BIBLICAL GREEK: Silas, Silouanos |
| BIBLICAL LATIN: Silas, Silvanus |
| BIBLICAL: Silas, Silvanus |
| ENGLISH: Silas, Sylvanus |
| FRENCH: Sylvain |
| GREEK: Silas |
| ITALIAN: Silvano |
| ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Silvanus |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| FRENCH: Sylvaine, Sylviane, Sylvianne |
| ITALIAN: Silvana |
| VARIOUS: Sylvana |
| OTHER FORMS |
| BIBLICAL GREEK: Saoul |
| BIBLICAL HEBREW: Sha'ul |
| BIBLICAL LATIN: Saul |
| BIBLICAL: Saul |
| FINNISH: Sauli |
| JEWISH: Saul |
| LITHUANIAN: Saulius |