<P> Sylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning `` wooded '' or `` wild '' , which derives from the noun silva meaning `` woodland '' . Classical Latin spells this with i . In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i , not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words . After the Classical period y came to be pronounced as i . Spellings with Sylv - in place of Silv - date from after the Classical period . </P>
<P> Sylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning `` wooded '' or `` wild '' , which derives from the noun silva meaning `` woodland '' . Classical Latin spells this with i . In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i , not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words . After the Classical period y came to be pronounced as i . Spellings with Sylv - in place of Silv - date from after the Classical period . </P>
where does the last name sylvester come from
where does the last name sylvester come from
from the Latin
from the Latin