Sylvan or Sylvans (from the Latin ''silva'': "forest, woods") can have one of the following meanings:

A countryside scene

The term "A Sylvan Scene" is used to describe a beautiful and idealised scene in the countryside. Historical reference: John Milton used these words in Paradise Lost (1667) to describe “A Steep Wilderness”: “Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view.” Current reference: Collins dictionary: Sylvan describes an association with woods and trees.

Places

United States

Sylvan, Illinois Sylvan is a former settlement in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, Cass County, Illinois, United States. Sylvan was southwest of Newmansville, Illinois, Newmansville. The town was popu ...

, a former settlement *

Sylvan, Wisconsin Sylvan is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bosstown, Sabin, and Sylvan are located within the town. The ghost town of Mill Creek was also located i ...

, a town ** Sylvan (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated area in the town * Sylvan Township (disambiguation) * Sylvan Lake (disambiguation) * Sylvan Pass (Wyoming), a mountain pass in Yellowstone National Park * Sylvan-Highlands, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon **

West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon West Haven-Sylvan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington and Multnomah counties, Oregon, United States, north of U.S. Route 26. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 9,299. History In 1850, Nathan B. Jones, a pioneer of 184 ...

, a neighboring unincorporated area *

Sylvan Beach, New York Sylvan Beach is a Village (New York), village in Oneida County, New York, United States; in the southeastern end of the Vienna, New York, Town of Vienna. It is twenty-two miles west of downtown Rome, New York, Rome. At the 2010 census, the populat ...

* Penn's Sylvania ( Penn's Woods), the

Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from ...

which was the kernel of the later state

Canada

Sylvan Lake (Alberta) Sylvan Lake is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. The resort town of Sylvan Lake is established on the shores of the lake, west of the city of Red Deer. Sylvan Lake is a mesotrophic lake with a total area of , and a maximum depth of . It ...

* Sylvan, a community in the municipality of North Middlesex, Ontario

Arts and entertainment

* Sylvan (band), a German progressive rock band *

Sylvan Esso Sylvan Esso is an American electropop duo from Durham, North Carolina which was formed in 2013. The band consists of singer Amelia Meath (born July 2, 1988) and producer Nick Sanborn (born March 8, 1983). They made their debut with the single " ...

, an American indie pop band * ''Sylvan'' (TV series), a Spanish animated series created by Antoni D'ocon * Sylvan Campaign, a faction in the video game ''Heroes of Might and Magic V''

Names

Sylvan (name) Sylvan is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name * Sylvan Adams (born 1958), Israeli-Canadian businessman * Sylvan Anderton (born 1934), English footballer * Sylvan Barnet (1926–2016), American literary critic * Sylva ...

, a list of people with either the given name or surname *

Sylvan Debating Club The Sylvan Debating Club, also known as simply "the Sylvans" is a free speech society in which topical issues are discussed. Founded in London in 1868, it meets twice monthly and employs a traditional motion-based debating format."The Sylvan Debat ...

, a free speech society in London * Sylvan, a Latin adjective meaning of or from the woodland *

Sylvan Learning Sylvan Learning, Inc. (formerly Sylvan Learning Corporation) consists of franchised and corporate supplemental learning centers which provide personalized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, homework support, and test pr ...