Sylvester Name Origin

/sill-VES-ter/

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Name Origin

The name Sylvester originates from Latin 'Silvestris', meaning 'wooded' or 'wild'. It became popular in English-speaking countries through Saint Sylvester, a pope of the early Christian church, and has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages.

This chart shows how many babies were given the name Sylvester each year, based on data from the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration (SSA).

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