Sylvester ♥ Save ▶ Listen Pronunciation [Syl-ves-ter] ▶ Gender Male Meaning A forest Origin Latin Sylvester is a boy's name of Latin origin, and the meaning of Sylvester is "of the woods". Variant Forms NameMeaningGenderOrigin Silvester A forest Male Latin Sly A forest Unisex Latin Back to the List Try Random Names