Names like Silas
Silas is a two-syllable Latin name that ends in -as. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Silas.
Lucas Latin · man from Lucania (a region of southern Italy); Greek Loukas is a shortened form of Loukanos, "from Lucania"; the "light" link is a secondary folk association (via Lucania's own possible root), not the established meaning
Dallas Scottish · place name/surname; meaning uncertain, possibly "meadow of the waterfall"
Thomas Aramaic · twin
Jonas Greek · dove (Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew Jonah, carried into French)
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Silas comes from.
Cornelius Latin · meaning uncertain (Roman family name, possibly 'horn')
Titus Latin · Roman praenomen; meaning uncertain
Marcos Latin · Spanish form of Marcus/Mark, traditionally linked to Mars
Justus Latin · just, fair
The same feel
Also biblical and vintage revival names.
Josias Hebrew · Latinized form of Josiah, Hebrew for 'God supports'
Amos Hebrew · 'load, burden' (Hebrew amas)
Enoch Hebrew · from Hebrew 'Chanoch', meaning 'dedicated' or 'trained'
Boaz Hebrew · biblical name meaning 'swiftness' or 'strength'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Silas, on a similar curve.
Felix Latin · happy, fortunate
Magnus Latin · great
Atlas Greek · the enduring one who holds the sky
Amias Latin · beloved
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