What does Silas mean?
Latin: A name of Latin origin meaning 'wood' or 'forest'.. Silas is derived from the Latin name 'Silvanus', meaning 'of the forest' or 'wood'. It has biblical associations as well.
Is Silas a good dog name?
Not yet rated. Short and clear — a practical length for recall at the park.
Silas in the Pets in the City community
We don't have publishable popularity figures for Silas in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.
From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.
What kind of dog does Silas suit?
Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.
Our entirely unscientific pack opinion
Welcome to the Pack, Silas!
As Silas joins us for toy time, I just hope he doesn’t take his name too seriously. I can already see him trying to ‘silas’ the competition for the squeaky bone!