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My husband and I decided to name our first son Silas. We love the story of Paul and Silas in the Bible-- how they continue to have joy and worship God through the hardest of circumstances, which is what we hope for our son. Silas also means "forrest" and my husband's middle name is Forrest. It's not common, but it's not a "made-up" name. We think it's perfect for our son!

Nicknames for Silas: | Edit

Si, Si guy, Sly, Shy,

Meanings and history of the name Silas: | Edit

means "of the forest/woods"

Famous real-life people named Silas: | Edit

Silas House (1971-), American novelist
Silas, (1st c.), early Christian apostle and scribe, mentioned by name in Acts and several of the epistles
Saint Silas or Saint Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who later accompanied Paul in some of his missionary journeys.

Silas in song, story & screen: | Edit

Silas Stingy - The Who
Silas Marner - Novel by George Eliot (1861).
The Rise of Silas Lapham - Novel by William Dean Howells (1885).
Silas Botwin ("Weeds", played by Hunter Parrish)
Silas, evil monk with albinism in Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code
"Uncle Silas," Victorian horror novel by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
Silas - young Nobody's wise vampire guardian in "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Silas Benjamin- Kings
Silas Adams ("Deadwood", played by Titus Welliver)
Silas Heap, a wizard from Angie Sage's 'Septimus Heap' books