"Sylvester" meaning in English

See Sylvester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*swel-}}, {{bor|en|la|sylvester||woody, rural}} Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”), {{m|la|silva||wood}} silva (“wood”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sylvester
  1. A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): ⁧سيلفستر⁩ [masculine] (Arabic), Silvestre [masculine] (Catalan), 西爾維斯特 (Chinese Mandarin), 西尔维斯特 (Xīěrwéisītè) (Chinese Mandarin), 蕭韋斯特 [Hong-Kong] (Chinese Mandarin), 萧韦斯特 (Xiāowéisītè) (Chinese Mandarin), Silvestr [masculine] (Czech), Silvestro (Esperanto), Silver (Estonian), Savétro (Franco-Provençal), Sylvestre [masculine] (French), Silvester [masculine] (German), Συλβέστρος (Sylvéstros) [masculine] (Greek), ⁧סִילְבֶסְטֶר⁩ (silvéster) (english: foreign) [masculine] (Hebrew), Szilveszter (Hungarian), シルヴェスター (Shiruvesutā) (Japanese), Silvèstre [masculine] (Occitan), Sauvestre [masculine] (Occitan), Salvèstre [masculine] (Occitan), Sylwester [masculine] (Polish), Silvestre [masculine] (Portuguese), Сильве́стр (Silʹvéstr) [masculine] (Russian), Silvestre (Spanish), Silvester [masculine] (West Flemish)
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-2qgkny1C Disambiguation of 'male given name': 89 4 1 1 1 3 1
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-TPpK0zB~
  4. A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-kJy-T7SQ Categories (other): County seats of Georgia, USA
  5. An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-sXuHAJbW
  6. A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-n3dH6RoH
  7. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sylvester-en-name-~fsRhUwo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sylvester equation, Sylvester-Gallai theorem, Sylvester's criterion, Sylvester's formula, Sylvester's theorem Related terms: sylph, sylvan (english: see for more terms), Silvia, Sylvia

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          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sylvester"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Sylvester equation"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvester-Gallai theorem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvester's criterion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvester's formula"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvester's theorem"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swel-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "sylvester",
        "4": "",
        "5": "woody, rural"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "silva",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wood"
      },
      "expansion": "silva (“wood”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Sylvester",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "sylph"
    },
    {
      "english": "see for more terms",
      "word": "sylvan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silvia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvia"
    }
  ],
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        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Latin"
      ],
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        "A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
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        "English surnames"
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        "A surname."
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          "surname"
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      ]
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        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Nova Scotia",
        "en:Villages in Canada",
        "en:Villages in Nova Scotia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "Pictou County",
          "Pictou County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Nova Scotia",
          "Nova Scotia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Georgia, USA",
        "en:Places in Georgia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "county seat",
          "county seat"
        ],
        [
          "Worth County",
          "Worth County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Georgia",
          "Georgia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Texas, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
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          "Fisher County",
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        ],
        [
          "Texas",
          "Texas#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Boone County",
          "Boone County#English"
        ],
        [
          "West Virginia",
          "West Virginia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Wisconsin, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Green County",
          "Green County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wisconsin",
          "Wisconsin#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧سيلفستر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "西爾維斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xīěrwéisītè",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "西尔维斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "蕭韋斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xiāowéisītè",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "萧韦斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvestr"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Silvestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Silver"
    },
    {
      "code": "frp",
      "lang": "Franco-Provençal",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Savétro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sylvestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvester"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Sylvéstros",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Συλβέστρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "english": "foreign",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "silvéster",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧סִילְבֶסְטֶר⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Szilveszter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Shiruvesutā",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "シルヴェスター"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvèstre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sauvestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Salvèstre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sylwester"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Silʹvéstr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сильве́стр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Silvestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "vls",
      "lang": "West Flemish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvester"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sylvester"
}

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