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    Sylvan

    SIL-van

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Of the forest; Woodland
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Sylvan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Of the forest; Woodland", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sylvan.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.008% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Sylvan lives among God's trees — cedars full of sap, leaves unfading, fruit for meat, the woodland soul dwelling in the planting of the LORD.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 104:16

      "The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted."

    • Ezekiel 47:12

      "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade."

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