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Given name · Russian

Сильван

Сильван is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Сильван comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Σιλουανός.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Сильван’s family of names

In Russian usage, Сильван has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sylvain. In Russian usage, Сильван has a related form in Селиван.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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