Silas

Silas is a boy name of Latin / Greek origin, ranked #16 in popularity, meaning Of the forest.

What Silas means

Of the forest.

Silas sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Silas comes from

Latin / Greek is a blended origin: the name is claimed by more than one tradition, which usually means it travelled, or that two similar-sounding names converged. Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Silas is recorded as Latin / Greek in origin. Browse other Latin / Greek names.

How popular is Silas?

Silas is ranked #16, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.

The character of Silas

We group Silas under the natural world. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Nature

Names like Silas

These share Silas's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
• Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
• Ronan — Little seal.
• Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.
• Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
• Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
• Sylvester — From the forest; wild.
• Arne — Eagle.
• Ashton — Town of ash trees.
• Bayu — Wind.
• Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
• Beckett — Dweller by the brook.