Sava

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

the Sava

1. A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

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”)

Sava (plural Savas)

1. a transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сава (Sava)

• AVAS, AAVs, AVAs, vasa

Sava

1. Sava (river)

From Latin Savus.

Sava f

1. the river Sava

Sava m

1. Sava (a river in southern Europe)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Сава (Sava), from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).

Sava f

1. a village in Pălatca, Cluj County, Romania
2. a surname

Of pre-Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press, push (forth); to water”) + *-eh₂, thus meaning something like “that which pushes forth, which waters”.^[1] The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos).

• IPA^(key): /sǎːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Sa‧va

Sáva f (Cyrillic spelling Са́ва)

1. Sava (river)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /sâːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Sa‧va

Sȃva f (Cyrillic spelling Са̑ва)

1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
2. a male given name (primarily used by people with an Orthodox Christian background)