Sáva
Sava is an ancient masculine name of Aramaic origin, especially widespread in Orthodox Christian and South Slavic traditions. It was popularized by Saint Sabbas the Sanctified and Saint Sava of Serbia, the first archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church. It offers parents a distinctive and dignified choice steeped in rich spiritual history.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name Sava means an elder, grandfather, or respected wise old man.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza cez grécke Σάββας (Sábbas) z aramejského výrazu sāḇā (סָבָא) vo význame „starec“, „starý otec“ alebo „starešina“.
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Regional Central European form20 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
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