Message: "What is Sy short for?"

What is Sy short for?

by Edie

1/14/2005, 8:59 PM

I have sometimes heard of men called Sy (sp?), but I can't figure out what name it is usually short for. The only thing I can think of is Silas. Do you have any suggestions?

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- Mega (guest)

7/28/2020, 11:11 AM

Sydney

- Fiona Paden (FionaPaden)

1/17/2005, 5:51 PM

Well I have never heard of any of these but I do know sy is short for sybil

- Andy ;—) (guest)

1/17/2005, 3:49 AM

I also found SYLVAN*, but this of course is close to Sylvester.

(Kolatch, Dictionary of First Names, 1990)

- Madget (guest)

1/17/2005, 1:56 AM

Interesting, the first name I think of with Sy (or Cy) is Cyril. I've never seen it Syril though. I also thought of Silas. Interesting to see the names others come up with when given a nn.

- Jae (guest) +2

1/15/2005, 7:09 PM

I've seen Cy a few times. Works as a nn for Cyrus.

- Erin Edwards (guest) +1

7/20/2019, 10:03 AM

Seymour

- thegriffon

7/23/2019, 8:29 AM

Normally "Cy" would be short for Cyrus, but the most famous Cy I can think of was actually so called from an abbreviation of a nickname "Cyclone".

- jumper117 +1

1/15/2005, 12:48 PM

Could be Cy, for Cyrus...

This message was edited 1/15/2005, 12:48 PM

- Seda* (Sedalyn)

1/15/2005, 2:30 PM

Umm..

That's what I thought, or short for Cyan.

-Seda*

- Anthony (guest) +2

1/14/2005, 9:02 PM

I have heard it for Sylvester. Silas makes sense as would Simon.

- Edie +1

1/14/2005, 9:06 PM

I bet that's it.

Thanks,
I bet it is Sylvester. I knew there was an Sy- name that I couldn't think of, and I think that's it. That's also a name that people would be likely to shorten. Well, that's not great news. I like Sy, but I'm not crazy about Sylvester.
Simon is also a good suggestion.

- Sandy Raskin

1/15/2005, 7:25 AM

The Sy I know is really Seymour.

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