Given name & surname
Silvestra
“a woodland dweller”·“of the woods”
Silvestra is a variant of Silvana. In Latin use, Silvana carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.” Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvester. One Latin interpretation is “of the woods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silvestra is a variant of Silvana. In Latin use, Silvana carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.” Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvester. One Latin interpretation is “of the woods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvester. An origin associated with Silvester is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Silvestra is used as a feminine counterpart of Silvester.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvester. The history of Silvester gives this family its wider story. Silvester’s historical associations include various early saints, most notably the first pope to govern a Church free from persecution.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Silvestra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1940. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silvestra’s family of names
Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvester. Silvestra has a related form in Silvana. In Italian usage, Silvestra is a feminine form of Silvestro.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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