Given name · rsk
Силвестер
“of the woods”
Силвестер (Silvester) is a masculine given name, possibly from Latin, ultimately from Hungarian. It is used in Pannonian Rusyn.
rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Silvester.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Силвестер is Silvester written in Cyrillic. One Latin interpretation is “of the woods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Силвестер possibly comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hungarian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Силвестер developed from Silvester.
Силвестер’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Силвестер developed from the Latin form Silvester. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Силвестер was borrowed from the Hungarian form SZILVESZTER. In Serbian usage, Силвестер has a conventional equivalent in the German form Silvester.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Силвестер has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Силвестер comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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