SYLVESTER  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "from the forest"

This name of three early popes has been kept alive in recent years by a cocky cartoon cat and the Italian Stallion hero of the Rocky and Rambo movies; not likely to be picked up on by many modern parents.

Nicknames & Variations:
Sly

International Variations:
Silvester (French) Silvestro (Italian) Sylwester (Polish) Sivestro, Silvestre, Silvestio (Spanish)

Sylvester is being discussed in our message boards:

• Tell me what you think...
• Initial Game
• Sib-sets!
• Let's List!
• Greta and...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sylvester:

• MIDDLE NAME SWITCHES: Meet David Jude Law & Olive Marie Osmond
• COOL CAT NAMES: Feline choices from Alonzo to Zizi
• LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!
• MIDDLE NAME ROSE: Is The Bloom Off?