Sylvester
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //sɪlˈvɛstɚ//
A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
proper noun
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A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
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A surname.
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A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
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A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
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A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.
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Sylvester · A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
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