Meanings
Sava1
- A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.
To me a day in Belgrade is incomplete without a walk through the dark shade of Kelmegdan park's big chestnuts to the ramparts of the mighty fortress overlooking the strategic confluence of the Sava and the Danube.
1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 110
Sava2
plural Savas
- A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сава (Sava)
Origin
Sava · proper noun
- Serbo-CroatianSava
- EnglishSava
From Serbo-Croatian Sava.
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- Aramaicסבא“grandfather, old man”
- Ancient GreekΣάββας
- EnglishSava
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”)
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Bulgarian Сава
- Сава (Sava)river
Chinese Mandarin 薩瓦河 /萨瓦河
- 薩瓦河 /萨瓦河 (Sàwǎ hé)river
Czech Sáva
- Sávariver
Danish Sava
- Savariver
French Save
- Saveriver
German Save
- Saveriver
Greek Σάβος, Σάβα
- Σάβος (Sávos)river
- Σάβα (Sáva)river
Hebrew סאווה
- סאווהriver
Hindi सावा
- सावा (sāvā)river
Hungarian Száva
- Szávariver
Japanese サヴァ
- サヴァriver
Korean 사바 강
- 사바 강river
Latin Savus
- Savusriver
Polish Sawa
- Sawariver
Portuguese Sava
- Savariver
Russian Са́ва
- Са́ва (Sáva)river
Slovak Sáva
- Sávariver
Tamil சாவா
- சாவா (cāvā)river
Ukrainian Са́ва
- Са́ва (Sáva)river
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Sava. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sava
“Sava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sava. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sava,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sava.
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