Silvestro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Silvestro.

Proper noun

Silvestro (plural Silvestros)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Silvestro is the 22436^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1147 individuals. Silvestro is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Silvestro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• vertisols

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /silˈvɛ.stro/
• Rhymes: -ɛstro
• Hyphenation: Sil‧vè‧stro

Proper noun

Silvestro m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Sylvester

Proper noun

Silvestro m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• San Silvestro