Sylvester.
A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
A surname.
A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.
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