Sylvester 320896 219221424 2008-06-14T04:18:18Z Kubigula 1453997 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/220.237.53.216|220.237.53.216]] to last version by ClueBot (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{wiktionary}} {{TOCright}} '''Sylvester''' may refer to: In some countries '''Sylvester''' (or '''[[Silvester]]''') is the name used to refer to December 31st ([[New Year's Eve]]). As a name, it means "wooded", from the root ''[[Sylvania]]'' meaning "forest land" in [[Latin]]. ==As a single name, the following churchmen== *[[Pope Sylvester I]] (Saint Sylvester) *[[Pope Sylvester II]] *[[Pope Sylvester III]] *[[Antipope Sylvester IV]] *[[Saint Sylvester]] (disambiguation) *[[Sylvester of Kiev]] *[[Sylvester of Moscow]] *[[Sylvester of Assisi]] (companion of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]]) *[[Sylvester of Worcester]] early 13th century [[Bishop of Worcester]] ==Given name== *[[Sylvester of Marsico]] *[[Sylvester Gozzolini]], founder of the [[Sylvestrines]] *[[Sylvester James]], disco performer *[[Sylvester Stallone]], actor *[[Sylvester McCoy]], actor *[[Sylvester Terkay]], [[United States|American]] [[Professional Wrestler]] ==Surnames== *[[Dean Sylvester]], American hockey player *[[Harold Sylvester]], American film and television actor *[[James Joseph Sylvester]], English mathematician *[[Joshua Sylvester]], English poet *[[Michael Sylvester]], American opera-singer *[[Rick Sylvester]], American stuntman *[[Robin Sylvester]], English musician *[[Sherry Sylvester]], American political worker and journalist *[[Tamzin Sylvester]], English journalist and presenter *[[William Sylvester]], American TV and film actor *[[William Henry Thomas Sylvester]], English army officer and surgeon ==Place names== *[[Saint-Sylvestre]] (disambiguation) *[[Sylvester, Georgia]] *[[Sylvester, West Virginia]] *[[Sylvester, Wisconsin]] *[[Sylvester (crater)|Sylvester crater]], on the [[Moon]], which is named after ''James Joseph Sylvester''. ==Fictional Characters== *[[Sylvester (Looney Tunes)|Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr.]], a [[Looney Tunes]] character *[[Sylvester Junior]], a son of Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. *[[Sylvester and the Magic Pebble]] *[[Sylvester (1985)|''Sylvester'' (1985)]], a movie about a horse and the sport of eventing ==See also== *[[Saint Sylvester]] (disambiguation) *[[Saint-Sylvestre]] (disambiguation) {{disambig}} [[bg:Силвестър]] [[de:Sylvester]] [[es:Silvestre]] [[fr:Sylvestre]] [[it:Sylvester]] [[he:סילבסטר (פירושונים)]] [[pt:Sylvester]] [[sl:Sylvester]] [[fi:Sylvester]] [[vo:Sylvester]] [[zh:西爾維斯特]]