Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. sil-VAN-də, sil-VAN-der [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/23/2014 by AustraLiana Edited 8/23/2014 by AustraLiana Meaning & History Derived from SILVANUS. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).