Worldwide, Sylwester (Sylwester 
, Сильвестр 
) is a common male given name. The forename Sylwester is characteristic of Poland, where it is quite a common boy's name, Ireland, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ukraine, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Poland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Sylwester is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Sylwester | United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Germany, United States |
| Сильвестр | Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia |
Silvester, Silvestr, Silvestro, Sylfest, Sylvester, Sylvestre, Szilveszter, Силвестер, Силвестр, Сильвестер, Сільвестер, Сільвестр, سلفستر, سيلفستر, and 西尔维斯特
Sylwester is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sylvester Pemberton , the fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe, Absolute Justice and Sylvester Koetsier , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
| sylwester kretkowski (b. 1504) |
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| sylwester dawid mirys French draftsman and painter, PL (b. 1750) |
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| sylwester zielinski Born 1781, in Warsaw; died 6 June 1853, in Warsaw. Polish, Painter., PL (b. 1781) |
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sylwester sembratowycz Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (1836-1898), PL (b. 1836) |
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| sylwester szpilowski Polish architect, PL (b. 1790) |
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| sylwester wężyk groza UA (b. 1793) |
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| sylwester balcerowski PL (b. 1802) |
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sylwester kruczkowski Polish veterinarian, PL (b. 1862) |
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sylwester stankiewicz Imperial Russian corps commander, PL (b. 1866) |
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| sylwester adam staniewicz (b. 1808) |
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| sylwester pawicki PL (b. 1810) |
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| sylwester buski PL (b. 1830) |
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sylwester wojewódzki politician, RU (b. 1892) |
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sylwester bartosik PL (b. 1893) |
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| sylwester antoni sznarbach Polish painter (1854-1924), PL (b. 1854) |
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