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Syl is a given name, typically but not always a shortened form of Sylvia, Sylvester, Sylvain, and Sylvanus. Notable people with the name include: *Syl Anderton, British motorcycle dealer and racer * Syl Apps (1915–1998), Canadian pole vaulter and hockey player * Syl Apps, Jr. (born 1947), Canadian hockey player *Syl Apps III (born 1976), American hockey player *Syl Cheney-Coker (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 (1897–1973), American baseball player See also * Cyl (other) Cyl or CyL or CYL may refer to: * Cylindrospermopsin, a cyanotoxin produced by a variety of freshwater cyanobacteria * Spanish initialism for Castile and León, an autonomous community of Spain * an abbreviation used in eyeglass prescription Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia (given Name)
Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia. The French form is Sylvie. The name originates from the Latin word for forest ''Silva'' and its meaning is ''spirit of the wood ''. The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus. William Shakespeare imported 'Silvia' to England. Silvia is the protagonist in the Shakespearean poem: Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Today, Silvia is the more modern spelling of the name Sylvia. In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest while Rea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus. Silvia is also the name of one of the female innamorati of the ''commedia dell'arte'' and is a character of the ''Aminta'' written by Torquato Tasso. Sylvia (that spelling) was the 137th most popular girl's name in Britain in 1900. People * Saint Silvia * Queen Silvia of Sweden * Sylvia (singer), American country singer born Sylvia Jane Kirby * Sylvia Anderson, Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 separate sound distinct from ''i'', not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words. After the Classical period ''y'' was pronounced as ''i''. Spellings with ''Sylv-'' in place of ''Silv-'' date from after the Classical period. Given name *Sylvester of Marsico (c. 1100–1162), Count of Marsico in the Kingdom of Sicily * Silvester Ashioya (born 1948), Kenyan hockey player *Silvester Bolam (1905–1953), British newspaper editor *Silvester Brito (1937–2018), American poet and academic * Sylvester Croom (born 1954), American football coach and former player * Silvester Diggles (1817–1880), Australian musician and ornithologist *Silvester Fernandes (born 1936), Kenyan hockey player * Silvester Gardiner (1708– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syl Johnson
Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), " Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) and " Take Me to the River" (1975). Biography Early life and recording debut Born near Holly Springs, Mississippi, the sixth child of a harmonica-playing farmer, he moved with his family in about 1950 to Chicago, where blues guitarist Magic Sam was his next-door neighbor. Mark Winegardner, "Syl Johnson", ''Oxford American'', November 21, 2011 Retrieved February 8, 2022 Johnson sang and played with Magic Sam and other blues artists, such as |
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), French cyclist *Sylvain Chomet (born 1963), French animator *Sylvain Cossette (born 1963), Canadian pop vocalist *Sylvain Côté (born 1966), Canadian former ice hockey player * Sylvain Cros (born 1980), French freestyle swimmer *Sylvain Distin (born 1977), French footballer *Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (born 1986), British footballer *Sylvain Eugène Raynal (1867–1939), French army officer *Sylvain Estibal (born 1967), French journalist, writer, and film director * Sylvain Garel (born 1956), French politician and human-rights activist *Sylvain Grenier (born 1977), Canadian wrestler *Sylvain Guintoli (born 1982), French motorcycle racer *Sylvain Arend (1902–1992), Belgian astronomer *Sylvain Lefebvre (born 1967), former NHL player *Sylvain Là ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvanus (name)
Silvanus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Plautius Silvanus (1st-century BC–1st-century AD), Roman consul in 2 BC *Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, a Roman patrician serving twice as consul (45 AD, 74 AD) *Marcus Caeionius Silvanus (born c. 120), Roman consul in 156 AD * Saint Silvanus, also known as Silas, an early Christian and companion of Paul *Silvanus of the Seventy, another early Christian and traditionally among Jesus' seventy apostles *Saint Silvanus (or Sylvanus), was one of the seven sons of Saint Felicitas of Rome (2nd century) *Abba Silvanus, one of the Desert Fathers *Silvanus (magister peditum), Roman general and usurper against Constantius II * Silvanus of Ahun (Silvain, Sylvanus, died 407), 5th-century martyr *Claudius Silvanus (died 355), Frankish usurper in 355 *Silvanus Bevan (1691–1765), 18th century apothecary * Silvanus Melea Otieno (1931–1986), posthumously controversial Kenyan lawyer *Silvanus Trevail (1851 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syl Apps
Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, (January 18, 1915 – December 24, 1998), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, an Olympic pole vaulter and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario. In 2017 Apps was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Athletic career Apps was a strong athlete, six feet tall, weighing 185 pounds, and won the gold medal at the 1934 British Empire Games in the pole vault competition. Two years later he represented Canada at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he placed sixth in the pole vault event. After watching him play football at McMaster University, Conn Smythe signed Apps to play hockey with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Apps played centre position with the Toronto Maple Leafs for his entire professional hockey career. His jersey number was 10. He was the winner of the first Calder Memorial Trophy in 1937, and the 1942 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Apps served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syl Apps, Jr
Sylvanus Marshall Apps (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Apps was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps. Playing career Apps played in the inaugural 1960 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions. He was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in 1964 but did not play his first big league season until 1970. That season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars. Between 1973 and 1976, Apps centered the Century Line with left wing Lowell MacDonald and right wing Jean Pronovost. He led the team in scoring three times and was named to play in the 1975 All-Star Game. Apps set a team record with 59 points in 1971–72, broke his own record in 1972–73 with 85 points, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 global sense of literary history, and has introduced styles and techniques from French and Latin American literatures to Sierra Leone. He has spent much of his life in exile from his native country, and has written extensively (in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction) about the condition of exile and the view of Africa from an African abroad. Early life and education Cheney-Coker was born a Creole in Freetown, Sierra Leone, with the name Syl Cheney Coker, and changed his name to its current spelling in 1970. He went to the United States in 1966, where he attended the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Oregon, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After his schooling he returned briefly to Sierra Leone, but accepted a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syl Johnson (baseball)
Sylvester W. Johnson, ''né'' Sylvester Johnson (December 31, 1900 – February 20, 1985), was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Johnson's career lasted from 1922 to 1940 and he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Phillies. In an emergency situation, he was the third base umpire in a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. He was a coach for the Phillies from 1937 to 1941. An early proponent of a pension plan for players, his proposal to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was rejected although a pension plan was approved in 1947. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall. Operated by the Oregon Sports ... in 1981. Johnson died on February 20, 1985, aged 84, leaving his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Ltd. in Bolton, Lancashire in 1935."Motor Cycles Not a Thing of the Past" ''Bolton Evening News'' 29 October 1968 Both brothers qualified as pilots before the war and Syl served as a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and James in the RAF."Flying is Congenial to Them" ''Bolton Journal and Guardian'' 19 February 1943 The brothers resumed their family motorcycle business after the war. Anderton began his racing career before World War II."Syl, from Racing in the TT to Flying Aircraft" ''Bolton Evening News'' 30 April 2002 In 1949 he competed in his first Isle of Man TT event with brother James in the pits. He also competed in the Ulster Grand Prix 1949 to 1951, riding Triumph and Norton motorcycles between 1949 and 1952. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 teenager, he was coached by Brian Conacher, son of Toronto Maple Leafs legend Lionel Conacher at Upper Canada College. Before playing for the Princeton Tigers, Apps played for the St. Michael's Buzzers in 1994-95. Princeton Apps III was a four-time letter winner at Princeton. In addition, he was captain of the Princeton Tigers during the 1998–99 season. As of the 2009–10 Princeton season, Apps is 35th on the Tigers all-time scoring list. For his career, Apps played in 122 games, scored 30 goals and registered 41 assists for a career total of 71. Apps ranks 11th in most games played in a career at Princeton, while he is tied for second overall in most postseason games played in a career with 19. On March 21, 1998, Apps scored the game-winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ... in 1923 and 1924. He was an infielder, playing at both shortstop and third base. For his career he hit for a .242 batting average. References Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball shortstops St. Louis Browns players Baseball players from Indiana 1897 births 1973 deaths Nashville Vols players {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
