Sylvan.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A place name: A community in North Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
A place name: A ghost town in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, United States.
A place name: A township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.
A place name: A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
A place name: A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Sylvan Lake.
A place name: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where this word comes from
An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.
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