Silas

Silas \si-las, sil-as\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Silas is pronounced as SAYLahS (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Silas: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Silas?

Silas is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. The name is of the meaning man of the woods. Biblical name derived from the element 'silva' which means wood, forest. Silouanus (Old Greek), Silvanus (Latin), and Silvianus (Latin) are old forms of Silas. The name was originally used as a nickname for someone living in the woods, or else someone whose job involved working with wood. The name appeared in Roman mythology as Silvanus, the spirit or god of the trees. In the Bible, it was borne by a prophet and companion of the apostle Paul and Timothy. The name was also borne by several early saints, and was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. In literature, the name appeared as the miserly weaver in the George Eliot novel Silas Marner (1861), and as the villian in the Sheridan Le Fanu novel Uncle Silas (1864). The name Silvana name (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) is the female version of Silas. Silas has 19 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise Cylas meaning, what does the name Sias mean, baby name Siles, Silo name, meaning of Silous, meaning of Silus, name Silvain (used in French as well), Silvanus name, name Sylas origin, Syles pronounciation, what does the name Sylous mean, Sylus pronounciation, short names for Sylvain (used in French as well), and Sylvester pronounciation. Silvan name popularity (German and Slavic), meaning of Silvano (Italian), Silvian meaning of name (German), and name Silviano meaning (Italian and Spanish) are foreign variants of Silas. Another foreign variant is the contraction name Si meaning (Hebrew). See also the related form, Silvius meaning and origin (German). Silas is a popular baby name for boys, and it can also be viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.079% of baby boys were given the name Silas. Its ranking then was #222. Out of all boy names in its group, Silas was the most popular in 2010. Silas was more commonly used than the subsequent ranked name, Sylas meaning and origin, by 6 times in that year.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Silas:

Silous name, name Salas origin, Salos pronounciation, Salus meaning, what does the name Seelig mean, name Selas meaning, baby name Selic, Selick name popularity, Selig pronounciation (Hebrew and Yiddish), name Selik meaning, Selyck meaning and origin, name Sheleg origin (Hebrew), Silko pronounciation (German), nicknames for Silus, Sylas name variations (English), short names for Sylous, name Sylus, Celso pronounciation (Italian), what does the name Celsus mean, and Cylas meaning.

The baby name Silas fun facts:

The name Silas in reverse order is "Salis".

The numerological value of the name Silas is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Silas?

Silas is in the top names in USA.