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'''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)
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