Sylvester
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Sylvester may refer to:
In some countries Sylvester (or Silvester) is the name used to refer to December 31st (New Year's Eve). As a name, it means "wooded", from the root Sylvania meaning "forest land" in Latin.
[edit] As a single name, the following churchmen
- Pope Sylvester I (Saint Sylvester)
- Pope Sylvester II
- Pope Sylvester III
- Antipope Sylvester IV
- Saint Sylvester (disambiguation)
- Sylvester of Kiev
- Sylvester of Moscow
- Sylvester of Assisi (companion of Saint Francis of Assisi)
- Sylvester of Worcester early 13th century Bishop of Worcester
[edit] Given name
- Sylvester of Marsico
- Sylvester Gozzolini, founder of the Sylvestrines
- Sylvester James, disco performer
- Sylvester Stallone, actor
- Sylvester McCoy, actor
- Sylvester Terkay, American Professional Wrestler
[edit] Surnames
- Dean Sylvester, American hockey player
- Harold Sylvester, American film and television actor
- James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician
- Joshua Sylvester, English poet
- Michael Sylvester, American opera-singer
- Rick Sylvester, American stuntman
- Robin Sylvester, English musician
- Sherry Sylvester, American political worker and journalist
- Tamzin Sylvester, English journalist and presenter
- William Sylvester, American TV and film actor
- William Henry Thomas Sylvester, English army officer and surgeon
[edit] Place names
- Saint-Sylvestre (disambiguation)
- Sylvester, Georgia
- Sylvester, West Virginia
- Sylvester, Wisconsin
- Sylvester crater, on the Moon, which is named after James Joseph Sylvester.
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., a Looney Tunes character
- Sylvester Junior, a son of Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr.
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
- Sylvester (1985), a movie about a horse and the sport of eventing
[edit] See also
- Saint Sylvester (disambiguation)
- Saint-Sylvestre (disambiguation)
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