Silvanus is a boy’s name of Biblical and Latin origin. Meaning in Biblical: Who loves the forest. Meaning in Latin: Of the forest. God of trees and forests. The name has 8 letters.
Related names
Silvain
BoyLatin
Of the forest.
Silvana
GirlLatin
Of the forest. God of trees and forests.
Silvano
BoyLatin
Variant of Sylvanus referring to the mythological Greek god of trees. A number of saints bore the name.
Silvanos
BoyLatin
Of the forest.
Silvester
BoyEnglish German Latin
Trees; sylvan. See also Sylvester and Silvano. Of the woods; of the forest.
Silvia
GirlLatin Literary
From the forest. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Rome's founders, Remus and Romulus. A literary name from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, where it belongs to the Duke's daughter, beloved of Valentine.
Silvius
BoyLatin Literary
Of the forest. As You Like It' A shepherd.
Simeon
BoyBiblical English Greek Hebrew
That hears or obeys, that is heard Variant of Simon meaning 'hear; listen.'. Sign. Obedient; listening; little hyena. In the Bible, Simeon was the old man who recognized Jesus as the Messiah.