Meaning Sylvester means a wooded forest. One famous Sylvester is Sylvester Stallone. Origin of Sylvester Latin +-100%Zoom level changed to 1 Popular Middle Names Hector, Lee, Shyne, Thomas, William Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Sylvester sil-VEH-ster Similar Names Wildon Woodley Upshaw Wodeleah Forster Yanlin Forrester Silvio Sylis Sylas Year by Year Popularity of Sylvester