Silvanus

//sɪlˈveɪnəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A god of forests. Roman
  2. 2
    A companion of Paul, also called Silas.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Latin

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sylvanus

Etymology

From Latin Silvānus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Silenus.

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