Silvester

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Pronounced： [ sil-VES-tər (English) ]
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Usage：Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman

Meaning & History：

From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the name of three popes, including Saint Silvester I who supposedly baptized the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine the Great. As an English name, Silvester (or Sylvester) has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became less common after the Protestant Reformation.

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EQUIVALENTS

CZECH: Silvestr

DANISH: Sylvester

DUTCH: Silvester, Sylvester

ENGLISH: Silvester, Sylvester

FRENCH: Sylvestre

GERMAN: Silvester, Sylvester

HUNGARIAN: Szilveszter

ITALIAN: Silvestro

LATE ROMAN: Silvester

POLISH: Sylwester