Vester

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Pronounced： [ - ]
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Usage：Danish

Meaning & History：

Short form of SYLVESTER.

SYLVESTER male English, Dutch, Danish, German

Medieval variant of SILVESTER. This is currently the usual English spelling of the name. The actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) is a famous bearer.

SILVESTER male Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman

From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the name of three popes, including Saint Silvester I who supposedly baptized the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine the Great. As an English name, Silvester (or Sylvester) has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became less common after the Protestant Reformation.

Names related to Vester：

FULL FORMS

DANISH: Sylvester

EQUIVALENTS

CZECH: Silvestr

DUTCH: Silvester, Sylvester

ENGLISH: Silvester, Sly, Sylvester

FRENCH: Sylvestre

GERMAN: Silvester, Sylvester

HUNGARIAN: Szilveszter

ITALIAN: Silvestro

LATE ROMAN: Silvester