Names

Occupational name meaning “sawer of wood, woodcutter” in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning “saw”. Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

From the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.

Variant of Savage.

Variant of Savage.

From Old French savatier “shoemaker”, derived from savate “shoe”, of uncertain ultimate origin.

English nickname meaning “wild, uncouth”, derived from Old French salvage or sauvage meaning “untamed”, ultimately from Latin silvaticus meaning “wild, from the woods”.

From the name of various towns in France, derived from French sauve “safe” and terre “land”.

French diminutive form of Savage.

French diminutive form of Savage.

French diminutive form of Savage.