Given name
Silvestr
“forest”
Silvestr is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
Silvestr’s family of names
In Czech usage, Silvestr has a diminutive in Silvestřík. In Czech usage, Silvestr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sylvester. In Czech usage, Silvestr has a related form in Sylvester.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Silvestr has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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