Savva

Са́вваCyrillic[SAH-vvah]

«old man, sage» Aramaic

From Aramaic saba 'old man'; St Sabbas the Sanctified and St Savva of Storozhi; fashionable again since the 2010s.

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GenderMale
ElementWaterthe main name day June 26 falls under Cancer (water)
Passport spellingSAVVA
PronunciationSAH-vvahСа́вва
Popularity, Moscow#67 in 20251 728 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationСаввич / Саввовна
English equivalentSavva

Name days

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Saints with this name
  • Савва — April 12
  • Савва, мч. — July 21
  • Савва, архиепископ, Сурожский — April 15 · life
  • Савва, прмч., инок, Белогорского Св.-Николаевского монастыря — August 25 · life
  • Савва (Суслов), прмч., инок — December 5
  • Савва I Сербский, архиепископ — September 12 · life

What family calls them

СаввушкаСаваАва

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The same name in other languages

EnglishSavva
GreekΣάββας (Саввас)
LatinSabas, Sabbas

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