Syl

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

Others

 * Sylheti language (ISO 639-3 code)