Savva

Savva (Greek: Σάββα, romanized: Sávva, Russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from Aramaic סָבָא sāḇā meaning 'wise'

Variant forms or transliterations include Sabas, Sabbas, Savas, Savvas, Saba, Sava, Savo and Sawa.

The name can also be used as a surname (also Greek surnames Savas and Savvas) and it gave rise to a number of patronymic surnames, including Savković/Savkovich/Savkovych/Sawkowicz, Savukynas, Savkov (ru:Савков), Savkin (ru:Савкин), Savukov, Savin, Savinykh, Savchenko, Savenko Savchuk/Sawczuk, Savvin, Savka (Савка), Sawka, Savich/Sawicz/Savić/Савић, Savvich (ru:Саввич), Savichev, Savvichev (ru:Саввичев), Savinsky, Savvinsky, Savvides, Savvidis, Savvidi,

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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