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Sylvan

A name meaning "wood, forest".

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Sylvan is a boy name meaning "wood, forest".

GenderBoy
Meaningwood, forest

Meaning and history

Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest".

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Usage: english

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