# Savva

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**Savva** (Greek: Σάββα, *Sávva*, Russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from [Aramaic](/source/Aramaic) סָבָא *sāḇā* meaning 'wise'

Variant forms or transliterations include [Sabas](/source/Sabas), [Sabbas](/source/Sabbas), [Savas](/source/Savas_(disambiguation)), [Savvas](/source/Savvas_(given_name)), [Saba](/source/Saba_(given_name)), [Sava](/source/Sava_(given_name)), [Savo](/source/Savo_(given_name)) and [Sawa](/source/Sawa_(disambiguation)).

The name can also be used as a surname (also Greek surnames [Savas](/source/Savas_(disambiguation)) and [Savvas](/source/Savvas_(surname))) and it gave rise to a number of [patronymic surnames](/source/Patronymic_surname), including [Savković](/source/Savkovi%C4%87)/Savkovich/Savkovych/Sawkowicz, [Savukynas](/source/Savukynas), [Savkov](/source/Savkov) ([Савков](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2)), [Savkin](/source/Savkin) ([Савкин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD)), Savukov, [Savin](/source/Savin_(name)), [Savinykh](/source/Savinykh), [Savchenko](/source/Savchenko), [Savenko](/source/Savenko) [Savchuk](/source/Savchuk)/[Sawczuk](/source/Sawczuk), [Savvin](/source/Savvin), [Savka](/source/Savka_(disambiguation)) ([Савка](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F))), [Sawka](/source/Sawka), [Savich](/source/Savich)/[Sawicz](/source/Sawicz)/[Savić](/source/Savi%C4%87)/Савић, [Savvich](/source/Savvich) ([Саввич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)), [Savichev](/source/Savichev), [Savvichev](/source/Savvichev) ([Саввичев](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2)), [Savinsky](/source/Savinsky_(disambiguation)), Savvinsky, [Savvides](/source/Savvides), [Savvidis](/source/Savvidis), [Savvidi](/source/Savvidi),

Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Savva Chevakinsky](/source/Savva_Chevakinsky) (1709 – after 1774), Russian architect
- [Savva Georgiou](/source/Savva_Georgiou) (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker
- [Savva Fomichenko](/source/Savva_Fomichenko)
- [Savva Kulish](/source/Savva_Kulish) (1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter
- [Savva Lika](/source/Savva_Lika) (born 1970), Greek javelin thrower
- [Savva Mamontov](/source/Savva_Mamontov) (1841–1918), Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts
- [Savva Timofeyevich Morozov](/source/Savva_Timofeyevich_Morozov) (1862–1905), Russian businessman and philanthropist
- [Savva Vasilyevich Morozov](/source/Savva_Vasilyevich_Morozov) (1770 – 1860), Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty
- [Savva Novikov](/source/Savva_Novikov)
- [Savva Vetokhin](/source/Savva_Vetokhin)
- [Savva Yamshchikov](/source/Savva_Yamshchikov) (1938–2009), a leading expert on Russian provincial art
- [Savva Yakovlev](/source/Savva_Yakovlev) (1713–1784), Russian entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the Russian richest people of his time

## Surname

- [Amber Savva](/source/Amber_Savva) (born 1993), British actress
- [Anna Savva](/source/Anna_Savva), British actress
- [Nick Savva](/source/Nick_Savva) (born 1934), British greyhound trainer
- [Niki Savva](/source/Niki_Savva), Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author
- [Savvas Savva](/source/Savvas_Savva) (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist

## See also

- [Savva (village)](/source/Savva_(village)) village in [Mordovia](/source/Mordovia), Russia
- [Sabbas](/source/Sabbas)
- [Sava (name)](/source/Sava_(name))
- [Savvas (disambiguation)](/source/Savvas_(disambiguation))

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