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Σάββας
“old man, grandfather”
Σάββας (Sávvas) is a masculine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Sábbas.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Σάββας goes back to Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā), meaning “old man, grandfather.”
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Where it comes from
Σάββας comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Aramaic.
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How it developed
From Koine Greek Σάββας, from Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā, “old man, grandfather”).
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Σάββας’s family of names
In Greek usage, Σάββας has a feminine form in Σαββούλα. In Ancient Greek usage, Σάββας has a transliteration in Sábbas. In Ancient Greek usage, Σάββας can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sábbās.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Σάββας has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Σάββας
- Sabbas the SanctifiedByzantine monk439–532
- Savvas KofidisGreek former footballerborn 1961
- Savvas GentsoglouGreek international footballerborn 1990
- Savvas PoursaitidisGreek footballer and managerborn 1976
- Savvas the New of KalymnosGreek Orthodox saint (1862–1948)
- Savvas ExouzidisGreek footballerborn 1981
- Savvas ConstantinouCypriot footballerborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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