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 [ 3 syll. sil-ves-ter, si-lvest-er ] The boy name Silvester is pronounced as SIHLVEHSTer KEY. Silvester is an English, French, and German name of Latin origin. The name's meaning is man of the woods. Derived literally from the element 'silvester'. The name was borne by Pope Saint Sylvester I (-335); in some countries such as Germany, New Year's Eve is celebrated as Silvester in his memory. Silvestio (Italian), Silvestr (Czech), Silvestre (Spanish), Silvestro (Italian and Spanish), Syl (English), Sylvestre (French), and Sylwester (Polish) are variations of Silvester. Other variants of Silvester include the pet forms Silver (English) and Sly (English). Silvester is a variant spelling (English, French, and German) of the name Sylvester (English). See also the related form, Silvius (German). Silvester is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1910 with 0.006% of baby boys being given the name Silvester. It ranked at #977 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its group, Silvester was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Silvester include Sylvester (English), Sylvestre (French), Silvestre (Spanish), Silvestro (Italian and Spanish), and Silvestr (Czech). KEY: Pronunciation for Silvester: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
