Sava

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Sava¹

Where it comes from

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

proper noun the Sava

  1. 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.

Sava²

Where it comes from

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”)

proper noun Savas

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

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name river

한국어사바 강
日本語サヴァ
中文薩瓦河 /萨瓦河 Sàwǎ hé
हिन्दीसावा sāvā
PortuguêsSava
FrançaisSave
DeutschSave
ΕλληνικάΣάβος Sávos, Σάβα Sáva
РусскийСа́ва Sáva
עבריתסאווה

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@misc{sava_2026,
  title = {Sava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}