Given name

Silvestras

“woody, rural”

Silvestras is a masculine given name from Latin, meaning “woody, rural.” It is used in Lithuanian.

Original LatinSylvester

Meaning & origin

What it means

Silvestras means “woody, rural.”

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Where it comes from

Silvestras comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”).

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Silvestras’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Silvestras was borrowed from the Latin form Sylvester.

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People named Silvestras

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