Sylvan

Latin

"wood, forest"

Sylvan Origin and Meaning

The name Sylvan is a boy's name meaning "wood, forest".

One of the many variations of Silvanus, the name of the Roman forest god, and a little-used member of the freshly stylish Sylv- family of names. Silvan is the sleek German and Dutch form.

Sylvan Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Sylvan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 491 on Nameberry

Sylvan Popularity

• 491 Nameberry 2024
• 941 Unique 2022

20 Names Similar to Sylvan

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sylvan.

• Linden
• Spruce
• Oren
• Juniper
• Sage
• Lysander
• Ilara
• Pine
• Birch
• Sorrel
• Fable
• Oak
• Laith
• Elm
• Cedar
• Espen
• Fern
• Talulla
• Viridis
• Falcon

Famous People Named Sylvan

• Sylvan Augustus Ebanks Blake, British footballer
• Sylvan Nathan Goldman American inventor of the shopping cart
• Sylvan Richardson British guitarist of Simply Red

Sylvan in Pop Culture

• Sylvan tutoring centers
• Sylvan Forester character in Thomas Love Peacock's 1817 novel 'Melincourt; or, Sir Oran Haut,on'
• Sylvan Esso band