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Silvan is a male first name and comes from the Latin word silvanus what " the out of the woods " means in German. Also, an origin from the etrurisch -Roman deity Silvanus is conceivable.

The name Silvan has his name day on 13 July. As a female form of the name " Silvan " should be called "Silvia" or " Silvana ".

The form " Silvan " (next to eg French Sylvain, it. Silvano ) originates from the Romansh and therefore came va in the canton of Grisons before. In recent decades, the use of this variant, however, has extended to the German Switzerland.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Silvan Aegerter ( born 1980 ), Swiss football player
  • Silvan Büchli (* 1990), Swiss football player
  • Silvan Christian (* 1987), Swiss football player
  • Silvan -Pierre Leirich (* 1960), German actor
  • Silvan Shalom (born 1958 ), Israeli politician
  • Silvan S. Schweber ( b. 1928 ), American physicist and historian of science
  • Silvan Tomkins (1911-1991), American philosopher and psychologist
  • Silvan Zingg (born 1973 ), Swiss pianist
  • Silvan Zurbriggen ( born 1981 ), Swiss skier
  • Male first name
Etruscan civilization Silvanus (mythology) July 13
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