Given name & surname
Silvestro
“man from the forest”·“of the woods”
Silvestro is a variant of Sylvester. One Latin interpretation is “man from the forest.” In Italian use, Silvestro shares an earlier linguistic root with Silvester. One Latin interpretation is “of the woods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silvestro is a variant of Sylvester. One Latin interpretation is “man from the forest.” In Italian use, Silvestro shares an earlier linguistic root with Silvester. One Latin interpretation is “of the woods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Silvestro shares an earlier linguistic root with Silvester. An origin associated with Silvester is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Silvestro developed from Sylvester.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Italian use, Silvestro shares an earlier linguistic root with 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
Silvestro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020; 1,199 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silvestro’s family of names
In Italian usage, Silvestro developed from the Latin form Sylvester. In Italian usage, Silvestro has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Silvestre. Silvestro has a related form in Sylvester.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Silvestro has relatives in 9 languages.
8 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Silvestro
- Silvestro LegaItalian painter (1826-1895)
- Silvestro ValierDoge of Venice (1630-1700)
- Silvestro MilaniItalian bicycle racerborn 1958
- Sylvester MazzoliniItalian theologian1456–1523
- Silvestro Ganassi dal FontegoItalian musician1492–1550
- Silvestro BelliItalian priest1781–1844
- Silvestro Invreapolitician1530–1607
- Silvestro PalmaItalian composer1754–1834
- Silvestro DandoloAustrian admiral (1766-1847)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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