Etymology

Sava

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Today it means: A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Sava
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Sava · proper noun1

  1. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromSava
  2. English todaySava

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

Sava · proper noun2

  1. Aramaic · derived fromסבא“grandfather, old man”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣάββας
  3. English todaySava

From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk, from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”)

Words from the same roots

Aramaicסבא all →

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