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Greenlandic
Nordic spelling of Σιλας (Silas)
1) A Greek form of Aramaic shila = 'asked for' or 'prayed for' [1] [2] [3]
2) A Short form of Σιλουανος (Silouanós), which is a Greek form of Silvanus [4]
Silas | ♂ |
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Sillas | ♂ |
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Silluß | ♂ |
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Zilas | ♂ |
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Silas |
Genitive: | Silas' |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Silas |
Accusative: | Silas |
Dative: | Silasi |
Genitive: | Silasar |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Silas |
Genitive: | Silaksen |
Partitive: | Silasta |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Silas |
Genitive: | Silas' |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Silas |
Genitive: | Silas' / Silas |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Denmark[5] |
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3991 | n.a. |
1 | n.a. |
3990 | n.a. |
Sweden[6] |
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497 | 662 | 10 | 12 | 487 | 650 |
Greenland[7] |
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43 | 146 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Finland[8] |
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n.a. |
83 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
83 |
Iceland[9] |
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1 | 1 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[10] |
|
413 | n.a. |
5 | n.a. |
408 | n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [11]