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Silvanus

sil·va·nus

UK/sɪlˈveɪnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart

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Origin

From Latin Silvānus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Silenus.

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