Sylvester


Gender:
Origin: Latin
260 famous people named Sylvester found on Wikipedia.
42753 male, 623 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 2128-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 127-th in year 1889
Used in: Danish, Dutch, English, German

Meanings

Sylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun silva meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with i. In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i, not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words. After the Classical period y came to be pronounced as i. Spellings with Sylv- in place of Silv- date from after the Classical period.

Masc. proper name, from Latin silvestris, literally "of a wood, of a forest, woody, rural, pastoral," from silva "wood, forest" (see sylvan). St. Sylvester's Day is Dec. 31.

From Latin silva: forest, wood, of the forest.

Famous People: 260 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Sylvester Stallone 1946 American actor, screenwriter, and film director
2 Sylvester McCoy 1943 British actor
3 Sylvester Lefort 1984 Professional wrestler
4 Sylvester Turner 1954 American politician
5 Sylvester James Gates 1950 American physicist
6 Sylvester Groth 1958 German actor and tenor
7 Sue Sylvester
8 Sylvester Graham 1794 United States reformer
9 Sylvester Magee 1841 American slave
10 Sylvester Croom 1954 American football coach
11 Sylvester Terkay 1970 American professional wrestler
12 Harold Sylvester 1949 American actor
13 William Sylvester 1922 American film actor
14 Sylvester Williams 1988 American football player, defensive lineman
15 James Joseph Sylvester 1814 English mathematician
16 Terry Sylvester 1947 British musician
17 Sylvester Junior Looney Tunes character
18 Nigel Sylvester 1987 American bicycle motocross rider, Bmx
19 Sylvester Igboun 1990 Nigerian footballer
20 Sylvester Stadler 1910 German general
21 Sylvester Levay 1945 Hungarian musician
22 Sylvester H. Roper 1823 Inventor
23 Johnny Sylvester 1915 American businessman
24 Rachel Sylvester 1969 British journalist
25 Sylvester Clarke 1954 Cricketer
26 Stevenson Sylvester 1988 American football player
27 Rick Sylvester 1942 American stunt man
28 Sylvester Murau 1907
29 Sylvester Antolak 1916 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
30 Sylvester Sim 1983 Singaporean singer
31 Sylvester Morris 1977 American football player
32 Joseph Sylvester 1890
33 Lisa Sylvester American journalist
34 Sylvester Pennoyer 1831 American mayor
35 Sylvester Gozzolini 1177 Founder of the Sylvestrines
36 Jules Sylvester 1950 British actor
37 John B. Sylvester United States general
38 Sylvester Gray 1967 American basketball player
39 Sylvester Mowry 1830 American pioneer and founder of Mowry, Arizona
40 Sebastian Sylvester 1980 German boxer
41 Sylvester "Porky" Brockway
42 Sylvester Morand 2000 British actor
43 Sylvester Q. Cannon 1877 6th Presiding Bishop and member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
44 Robin Sylvester 1950 English bass guitarist and audio engineer
45 Kevin Sylvester Canadian artist
46 Sylvester Barrett 1926 Irish Fianna Fáil politician
47 Sylvester Churchill 1783 Inspector General of the U.S. Army
48 Ward Sylvester American businessman
49 Charles Sylvester 1774 Chemist, heating and railway friction
50 Sylvester Mazzolini 1456 Italian theologian
51 Sylvester Shchedrin 1791 Painter from Russia
52 Sylvester Johnson Retired Commissioner of Philadelphia Police Department
53 Sylvester Blye American basketball player
54 Sylvester Ugoh Vice President of Nigeria
55 Michael Sylvester 1951 American opera singer
56 Sylvester Sanfilippo 1926 American pediatrician
57 Sylvester Judd 1813 Novelist
58 Sylvester Weaver 1897 American country blues guitarist
59 James Austin Sylvester The Texian soldier who captured Antonio López de Santa Anna
60 Sylvester Uphus 1929 American politician
61 Sylvester Joseph 1978 West Indian cricketer
62 Sylvester Bembery 1965 American football player
63 Mike Sylvester 1951 Basketball coach and Olympic athlete
64 Sylvester Z. Poli 1858 American theatre manager
65 Sylvester the Jester 1961 American magician
66 Sylvester Walch 1950 German psychotherapist and author
67 Sylvester Bliss 1814 American minister and editor
68 Sylvester Houédard 1924 Benedictine priest and poet
69 Sylvester Donovan Ryan 1930 Bishop
70 Regine Sylvester 1946 German journalist
71 William Henry Thomas Sylvester 1831 Recipient of the Victoria Cross
72 Sylvester O'Halloran 1728 Irish surgeon
73 Sylvester Stein 1920 South African magazine editor
74 Sylvester T. Everett 1838 American financier
75 John Sylvester 1904 United States Navy Vice Admiral
76 Dustin Sylvester 1989 Canadian ice hockey player
77 Sylvester Horton Rosecrans 1827 Catholic bishop
78 Sylvester R. Foley Jr. 1928 American admiral
79 Sylvester Heereman 1974 German noble and priest
80 Sylvester Potts 1938
81 Sylvester Marsh 1803 American engineer
82 Sherry Sylvester American journalist
83 Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie 1743 British politician
84 Sylvester of Worcester Bishop of Worcester
85 Josuah Sylvester 1563 English poet
86 Sylvester Ahola 1902 American trumpeter and cornetist
87 Sylvester Baxter 1850 American newspaper writer and urban planner
88 Sylvester Primer 1842 American linguist
89 Sylvester Hicks 1955 American football player
90 Sylvester G. Hill 1829 Union Army general
91 Sylvester Anyanwu 1951 Nigerian politician
92 Sylvester C. Smith 1858 American politician
93 Sylvester Mittee 1956 Saint Lucian/British boxer
94 Albert Hale Sylvester 1897 American explorer
95 Nathaniel Sylvester 1610 New England pioneer
96 Albert James Sylvester 1889 British politician
97 Sylvester Umaru Onu 1938 Nigerian judge
98 Sylvester Sembratovych 1836 Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv
99 Sylvester Ayodele Arise 1956 Senator of Nigeria
100 Peter Sylvester 1937 German painter
101 Sylvester von Saldern-Brallentin 1908 German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
102 Joyce Sylvester 1965 Dutch journalist and politician
103 Dean Sylvester 1972 American ice hockey player
104 Sylvester Nguni Zimbabwean politician
105 Sylvester Gilbert 1755 American politician
106 Steve Sylvester 1968 English cricketer
107 Sylvester Veitch 1910 American horse trainer
108 Sylvester of Assisi 1175 Franciscan friar and priest
109 Sylvester Jordan 1792 German politician and lawyer
110 Sylvester Krnka 1825 Czech gunsmith and inventor
111 David Sylvester Canadian academic
112 Sylvester Maurus 1619 Italian theologian
113 Sylvester Boettrich 1869
114 Megan Sylvester 1994 Synchronised diver
115 Sylvester of Kiev Clergyman and a writer
116 Hans Sylvester 1897 Austrian engineer and politician
117 Sylvester William Treinen 1917 Catholic bishop
118 Sylvester J. Ryan 1896 United States federal judge
119 Sylvester Rosa Koehler 1837 German-born American author
120 Sylvester Eijffinger 1953 Dutch university professor
121 Sylvester Joseph Hunter 1829 British Jesuit
122 Sylvester Malone American priest
123 Hannah Sylvester 1903 African American blues singer
124 Sylvester Engbrox 1964 German artist
125 Charith Sylvester 1982 Sri Lankan cricketer
126 Sylvester Joe Canadian explorer
127 Harry Sylvester 1908 American writer
128 Joe Sylvester 1893
129 Sylvester Massele Mabumba 1965 Tanzanian Member of Parliament
130 Sylvester Mubayi 1942 Sculptor
131 George Sylvester 1898 British politician
132 Jessica Sylvester 1987 British swimmer, Olympic athlete
133 Sylvester Stamps 1961 American football player
134 Lou Sylvester 1855 American baseball player
135 Alistair Sylvester 1994 Canadian pair skater
136 Sherri Sylvester 1959
137 Sylvester Filleböck 1896
138 Eldon Sylvester Twelfth Anglican Bishop of Belize
139 Julius Sylvester 1854 Austrian politician
140 Sylvester Lopez 1987 Boxer
141 Patricia Sylvester 1983 Athletics competitor
142 Marc Sylvester 1982 American male middle-distance runner
143 Sylvester Lewis 1908 American musician
144 Sylvester Tung Kiem San 1961 Bishop in Denpasar, Indonesia
145 Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon 1830 American artist
146 Sylvester of Marsico 1100 Norman noble
147 Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr. 1844 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
148 Sylvester McGrew 1960 Player of American football
149 Tony Sylvester
150 Sylvester Patton American politician
151 Judith Siebert 1977 German volleyball player
152 Sylvester E. Rowe Sierra Leonean diplomat
153 Sylvester C. Simpson 1844 American lawyer
154 Jorge Sylvester 1954 Panamanian saxophonist
155 Sylvester Derby 1892 American football player and coach
156 Sylvester Perry Ryan 1918 Canadian politician
157 Sylvester Schwengle 1988 Dutch footballers
158 Sylvester Chisembele 1930 Zambian politician
159 Ryan Sylvester 1975 Cricketer
160 Sylvester Stieber 1867
161 Sylvester Carmel Magro 1941 Maltese catholic priest
162 Sylvestre Ier d'Antioche
163 Sylvester Flis 1974 Sledge hockey player
164 Sylvester Norris English Roman Catholic controversial writer and missionary priest
165 Christine Sylvester 1969 German author
166 Sylvester Kossov Ukrainian bishop
167 Sylvester Granrose 1895 American tug of war competitor
168 Sylvester Rivers
169 Richard H. Sylvester 1830 American journalist
170 Sylvester D. Rhodes 1842 Recipient of the Medal of Honor
171 Sylvester Schäffer junior 1885 American actor
172 Sylvester Schlegel 1976 Drummer
173 Sylvester of the River Obnora Russian Orthodox Hermit
174 Jamie Sylvester 1971 Welsh cricketer
175 Sylvester Middlesex cricketer
176 Sylvester Greenaway 1946 Montserratian cricketer
177 Sylvester H. Scovel 1869 American journalist
178 Sylvester Zobieski Earle, Sr. 1791 Canadian politician
179 Sylvester Emmons 1808 American lawyer
180 János Sylvester 1504
181 Sylvester G. Clements 1936 American politician
182 Sylvester Cotton American Country Blues musician
183 Sylvester Dias 1937
184 Sylvester Wackerle 1908 Bobsledder
185 Sylvester Quarless Grenada politician
186 Sylvester Maxwell 1775
187 T. O. Sylvester
188 Sylvester Tegetmeyer German theologian
189 Sylvester J. Conklin 1829 American politician
190 Sylvester Birngruber 1914
191 Nikolas Sylvester 2000
192 Sylvester Nevins
193 Sylvester Mhoja Kasulumbayi 1950 Tanzanian Member of Parliament
194 Sylvester Pendleton Clark
195 Sylvester Romero Palma Belizean bishop
196 Sylvester Rosegger 1912 German university teacher (1912-2006)
197 Sylvester Schmidt 1921 German actor
198 Sylvester Hotchkiss American architect
199 Silvestru Morariu-Andrievici 1818 Romanian politician and writer
200 Sylvester John Hemleben 1902 American writer