Sylvain is a French male first name. Meaning “to be wood”, it comes from Silva which want to say “forest” in Latin and from " ulai" in Greek.

Sylvain ('' Sylvanus '') is a protective Roman divinity of wood and fields whose worship replaced in Gaulle that of Sucellus.

This name started to be given among the Christian in reference to saint Sylvain of Gaza.

Alternatives

• French: Sylvain, Silvain
• English: Spanish Silvan
• : Italian Sylvano
• , Esperanto: Modern Silvano
• Greek: (Silouanos)
• Polish: Russian Sylwan
• : (Silouan)

• female Form : Sylvie, Sylvaine, Sylvia, Sylviane, Sylvianne, Sylvette

• derived male Form : Sylvestre

Sylvain like first name

Saints

• Sylvain de Thessalonique, one of the 70 disciples of Jesus-Christ (January 4th and July 30th).
• Sylvain of Rome (death towards 164), wire of holy Happiness of Rome (January 25th).
• Sylvain of Gaza (death in 311), bishop martyr (May 4th).
• Sylvain d' Émèse (death in 312), bishop martyr (January 29th).
• Sylvain de Thérouanne (death in 717), monk (February 17th).
• Silouane of Athos (death in 1938), monk (September 24th).

First name

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Characters of fiction and works of art

• Sylvain and Sylvette, cartoon created in 1941 by Maurice Cuvillier
• In Princess Mononoké of Hayao Miyazaki, Sylvains are small beings which populate the healthy forests.