Names

From Japanese 斎 (sai) meaning “purification, worship” and 藤 (tō) meaning “wisteria”. The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 斎藤 (see Saitō).

Denoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish sad “garden, orchard”.

Occupational name for a maker of saddles, from Old English sadol “saddle”.

From the given name Sadık.

Originally indicated a person from Saxony (German Sachsen). The region was named for the Germanic tribe of the Saxons, ultimately derived from the Germanic word sahs meaning “knife”.

From the name of the Norman French town of Saqueneville.

Occupational name for a maker of sacks, from Italian sacco, Latin saccus.

From a nickname from Italian sabbato “Saturday”, a name for one born on that day of the week.

From Finnish saari meaning “island”.