Sly

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Meaning of Sly: Name Sly in the English origin, means Short from Silvester. The name means a man of the forest. Name Sly is of English origin and is a Boy name. People with name Sly are usually Christianity by religion.

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Short from Silvester. The name means a man of the forest

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Sly Stone

Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart; March 15, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band that played a critical role in the development of soul, funk, rock, and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s.
Raised in California, Stone mastered several instruments at an early age and performed gospel music as a child with siblings (and future bandmates) Freddie and Rose.
Sly Dunbar

Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie.
Sly Bailey

Sylvia Bailey, née Grice (born 24 January 1962), is a former chief executive of Trinity Mirror, the UK's largest newspaper publisher, and a non-executive director of EMI from 2004 to 2007.
Sly Williams

Sylvester Williams (born January 26, 1958) is a retired American basketball player.
Sly James
Sylvester "Sly" James, Jr. (born December 9, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 2011 to 2019.
Gerald Sly

Gerald Brian Sly (born 21 October 1932) is a former English cricketer.

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