Sylvester

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on 31st December.

• IPA^(key): /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

Sylvester

1. A male given name used in English since the sixteenth century.
2. a community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. a city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Worth County.
4. an unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, USA.
5. a small town in Boone County, West Virginia, USA.
6. a town in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.

• sylvan

• Rhymes: -ɛstɐ

Sylvester

1. Alternative form of Silvester