Sava

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.
  2. 2
    A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сава (Sava)

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

Etymology 2

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”)

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