Savo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Savo.

Proper noun

Savo (plural Savos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Savo is the 39117^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Savo is most common among White (85.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Savo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Finnish

Etymology

A shortening of earlier Savoilahti, Savoinlahti, the latter part of which is lahti (“bay, gulf”), earlier laksi (thus Swedish Savolax, from *Savoi(n)laksi). The name is almost certainly related to Savilahti which is likely simply savi (“clay”) + lahti (“bay, gulf”), with the -o representing a diminutive ending (from *-oi), possibly through a demonym savolainen. The name could alternatively also originate from an Eastern Finnish given name Savo (compare the Veps given name Savoi), from Russian Савва (Savva), Савва́тий (Savvátij), or from a Western Finnish given name Sauvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋo/,
• Rhymes: -ɑʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧vo

Proper noun

Savo

1. Savonia (historical and cultural region in Finland)
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the place name

Declension

Derived terms

Statistics

• The surname Savo belongs to 174 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• vaso

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Savo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Latin

Etymology 1

Probably related to the name of the river (see Etymology 2 below).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.u̯oː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.vo/,

Proper noun

Savō f sg (genitive Savōnis); third declension

1. A city in Liguria, now Savona

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.u̯oː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.vo/,

Proper noun

Sāvō f sg (genitive Sāvōnis); third declension

1. A river in Campania, now Savone

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

References

• 1 Sāvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• 2 Savo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.