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Also Estonian: https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/
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Looking at records of births and christenings in England from 16th to the 20th century, it seems that it was sometimes given to girls.
EXAMPLES (accessible via Ancestry & FamilySearch):
Silvester Rogers (christened in 1583)
Silvester Ann Scott (born in 1862)
So in that sense, both Silvester and Sylvester were unisex names back in the olden days, though given more, slightly, to boys.
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EXAMPLES (accessible via Ancestry & FamilySearch):
Silvester Rogers (christened in 1583)
Silvester Ann Scott (born in 1862)
So in that sense, both Silvester and Sylvester were unisex names back in the olden days, though given more, slightly, to boys.
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Silas is a potential nickname for Silvester.
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This name is also used in Croatia. However, a more common variant is Silvestar, deemed the "proper" Croatian form of this name.
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Silvester is also Czech and Slovak form. Name Day: 31th December. [noted -ed]
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=219
Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Silvester