Syl is a given name, typically but not always a shortened form of Sylvia,

Sylvester Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...

Sylvain Sylvain is the French form of Silvanus. It may refer to: People *Sylvain Archambault, Canadian director *Sylvain Bied (1965–2011), French footballer and manager *Sylvain Cappell (born 1946), American mathematician *Sylvain Chavanel (born 1979) ...

, and Sylvanus. Notable people with the name include: *

Syl Anderton Sylvanus Anderton, better known as Syl Anderton, (born 1907, died in 1983 in Bolton, Lancashire, England ) was a British motorcycle dealer and Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Syl and his brother James Anderton founded Anderton Bros. Motor Cycles L ...

, British motorcycle dealer and racer * Syl Apps (1915–1998), Canadian pole vaulter and hockey player *

Syl Apps, Jr. Sylvanus Marshall Apps (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Pengu ...

(born 1947), Canadian hockey player *

Syl Apps III Sylvanus Marshall Apps III (born June 2, 1976) is an American former professional minor league ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps Jr. Playing career As a teen ...

(born 1976), American hockey player *

Syl Cheney-Coker Syl Cheney-Coker (born 28 June 1945)R. Victoria Arana"Cheney-Coker, Syl" in ''Encyclopedia of World Poetry'', Infobase Learning, 2015. is a poet, novelist, and journalist from Freetown, Sierra Leone. Educated in the United States, he has a globa ...

(born 1945), Sierra Leonean poet, novelist, and journalist * Syl Johnson (born 1936), American blues and soul singer * Syl Johnson (baseball) (1900–1985), American baseball pitcher *

Syl Simon Sylvester Adam Simon (December 14, 1897 – February 28, 1973) was a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewer ...

(1897–1973), American baseball player

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