Silvan
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Silvan or Sylvan, may be used as an adjective or as a given name (a shortened form of Silvanus
).
It may refer to:
Turkey
United States
Silvanus
- People :*Marcus Plautius Silvanus , Roman consul in 2 BC*Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, a Roman patrician serving twice as consul *Marcus Caeionius Silvanus - People :*Marcus Plautius Silvanus (1st-century BC–1st-century AD), Roman consul in 2 BC*Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, a Roman...
).
It may refer to:
People
- Richard SylvanRichard SylvanRichard Sylvan was a philosopher, logician, and environmentalist.- Biography :Sylvan was born Francis Richard Routley in Levin, New Zealand, and his early work is cited with this surname...
, Australian logician and environmentalist also known as Richard Routley - Sylvan Ebanks-BlakeSylvan Ebanks-BlakeSylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
, English footballer - Sylvain GrenierSylvain GrenierSylvain Grenier is a Canadian professional wrestler, who is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment in the La Résistance tag team. He is currently a French language announcer for TNA Impact! on RDS....
, professional wrestler who has used "Sylvan" as a stage name - Sylvan RodriguezSylvan RodriguezSylvan Rodriguez was a television news personality in Texas, United States....
, television news personality in Texas - Silvan ShalomSilvan Shalom' , born 4 October 1958) is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Likud and the country's Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development. He previously served as the country's Foreign Minister and Finance Minister.-Biography:...
, Tunisian-born Israeli politician
Places
Australia- Silvan, VictoriaSilvan, VictoriaSilvan is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
Turkey
- Silvan, TurkeySilvan, TurkeySilvan is a district of the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. Its population is 41,451 Notable attraction is Malabadi Bridge.-History:Silvan has been identified by several scholars as one of two possible locations of Tigranakert, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Armenia, which was built by...
, a district
United States
- Sylvan Beach, New YorkSylvan Beach, New YorkSylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sylvan Beach is in the western end of the Town of Vienna.Verona Beach State Park is south of the village on Route 13.- History :...
, a village - Sylvan Beach, WashingtonSylvan Beach, WashingtonSylvan Beach, is a community located in King County, Washington, on the west side of Vashon Island on Colvos Passage. It is known as one of Vashon's walk-in communities, since most of the homes can only be reached by walking in from the road on the community's boardwalk...
, a community - Sylvan (community), WisconsinSylvan (community), WisconsinSylvan is an unincorporated community in the Town of Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of County Highway E and County Highway EE.-External links:*...
, an unincorporated community - Sylvan, WisconsinSylvan, WisconsinSylvan 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.-Geography:...
, a town - Sylvan Mounds, WisconsinSylvan Mounds, WisconsinSylvan Mounds is an unincorporated community located in the town of Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
Other
- Sylvan theaterSylvan theaterA sylvan theater—sometimes called a greenery theater —is a type of outdoor theater situated in a wooded setting. Often adorned with classical motifs , a sylvan theater may substitute a simple green lawn for built seating and can include elaborate arrangements of shrubs, flowers and other greenery...
, a type of outdoor dramatic venue - Tree spirits in the Chronicles of Narnia
- Sylvan (band)Sylvan (band)- History :Kay Söhl, the two keyboarders Volker Söhl and Matthias Harder, founded the band Temporal Temptation in the spring of 1990. By that summer the band had already played its first gig - the first live performance of the core founding members of the band. In a way it was also Sylvan’s birth....
, a German progressive rock band - Sylvan, a faction in the game Heroes of Might and Magic VHeroes of Might and Magic VHeroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy video game series. It was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of franchise-owner Ubisoft...
- Sylvan LearningSylvan LearningSylvan Learning consists of franchised and corporate supplemental learning centers which provide personalized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, homework support, and test preparation for college entrance and state exams...
, a remedial and enrichment tutoring company - Silvan ElvesSilvan ElvesSilvan Elves are an ethnic group of Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, mainly the Elves of Mirkwood and Lothlórien.In the First Age the Elves of Ossiriand, or Laiquendi, were also referred to as wood-elves....
, a people of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium - 2-methyl furan, a flammable liquid
- SilvanSilvan ByggemarkedSilvan is a Danish retail DIY store with headquarters in Århus, Denmark. The company is a part of DT Group owned by the global building materials supplier company Wolseley plc....
, a Danish building material retail-chain