Silvester
Silvester is a traditional masculine name of Latin origin, best known through Pope Sylvester I, whose feast day falls on December 31st. Because of this, New Year's Eve is named after him in several European cultures. While less common today, it carries a distinctive and dignified presence.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA Latin name meaning "of the forest" or "woodland dweller".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza z latinského osobného mena Silvester, utvoreného z prídavného mena silvester, resp. silvestris vo význame „lesný“, „žijúci v lese“ alebo „pochádzajúci z lesa“. Jeho základom je latinské podstatné meno silva s významom „les“.
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SILVESTER
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling16 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Silvester
12People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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