Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
1 more example
The stock is up more-than 45% this year, putting AmEx slightly ahead of Goldman Sachs (GS). Like Goldman and other top financial stocks, Amex has thrived during the past few months as the economy has roared back to life following the brief Covid recession last year and consumers started spending again.
2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN Business
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Germanic*sahsą
- Proto-West Germanic*sahs
- Proto-West Germanic*Sahsō
- Old High GermanSahso
- Middle High GermanSahse
- GermanSachse
- GermanSachs
- EnglishSachs
From the German surname, from Sachse (“Saxon”).
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APA
Sachs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sachs
MLA
“Sachs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sachs. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sachs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sachs.
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