See also: savo and savó

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian Savo.

Proper noun edit

Savo (plural Savos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics edit

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

Further reading edit

Finnish edit

 
Historical region

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Savo

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

Declension edit

Inflection of Savo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Savo Savot
genitive Savon Savojen
partitive Savoa Savoja
illative Savoon Savoihin
singular plural
nominative Savo Savot
accusative nom. Savo Savot
gen. Savon
genitive Savon Savojen
partitive Savoa Savoja
inessive Savossa Savoissa
elative Savosta Savoista
illative Savoon Savoihin
adessive Savolla Savoilla
ablative Savolta Savoilta
allative Savolle Savoille
essive Savona Savoina
translative Savoksi Savoiksi
abessive Savotta Savoitta
instructive Savoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Savo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Savoni Savoni
accusative nom. Savoni Savoni
gen. Savoni
genitive Savoni Savojeni
partitive Savoani Savojani
inessive Savossani Savoissani
elative Savostani Savoistani
illative Savooni Savoihini
adessive Savollani Savoillani
ablative Savoltani Savoiltani
allative Savolleni Savoilleni
essive Savonani Savoinani
translative Savokseni Savoikseni
abessive Savottani Savoittani
instructive
comitative Savoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Savosi Savosi
accusative nom. Savosi Savosi
gen. Savosi
genitive Savosi Savojesi
partitive Savoasi Savojasi
inessive Savossasi Savoissasi
elative Savostasi Savoistasi
illative Savoosi Savoihisi
adessive Savollasi Savoillasi
ablative Savoltasi Savoiltasi
allative Savollesi Savoillesi
essive Savonasi Savoinasi
translative Savoksesi Savoiksesi
abessive Savottasi Savoittasi
instructive
comitative Savoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Savomme Savomme
accusative nom. Savomme Savomme
gen. Savomme
genitive Savomme Savojemme
partitive Savoamme Savojamme
inessive Savossamme Savoissamme
elative Savostamme Savoistamme
illative Savoomme Savoihimme
adessive Savollamme Savoillamme
ablative Savoltamme Savoiltamme
allative Savollemme Savoillemme
essive Savonamme Savoinamme
translative Savoksemme Savoiksemme
abessive Savottamme Savoittamme
instructive
comitative Savoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Savonne Savonne
accusative nom. Savonne Savonne
gen. Savonne
genitive Savonne Savojenne
partitive Savoanne Savojanne
inessive Savossanne Savoissanne
elative Savostanne Savoistanne
illative Savoonne Savoihinne
adessive Savollanne Savoillanne
ablative Savoltanne Savoiltanne
allative Savollenne Savoillenne
essive Savonanne Savoinanne
translative Savoksenne Savoiksenne
abessive Savottanne Savoittanne
instructive
comitative Savoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Savonsa Savonsa
accusative nom. Savonsa Savonsa
gen. Savonsa
genitive Savonsa Savojensa
partitive Savoaan
Savoansa
Savojaan
Savojansa
inessive Savossaan
Savossansa
Savoissaan
Savoissansa
elative Savostaan
Savostansa
Savoistaan
Savoistansa
illative Savoonsa Savoihinsa
adessive Savollaan
Savollansa
Savoillaan
Savoillansa
ablative Savoltaan
Savoltansa
Savoiltaan
Savoiltansa
allative Savolleen
Savollensa
Savoilleen
Savoillensa
essive Savonaan
Savonansa
Savoinaan
Savoinansa
translative Savokseen
Savoksensa
Savoikseen
Savoiksensa
abessive Savottaan
Savottansa
Savoittaan
Savoittansa
instructive
comitative Savoineen
Savoinensa

Statistics edit

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

Anagrams edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Savo m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Savō f sg (genitive Savōnis); third declension

  1. A city in Liguria, now Savona
Declension edit

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Savō
Genitive Savōnis
Dative Savōnī
Accusative Savōnem
Ablative Savōne
Vocative Savō
Locative Savōnī
Savōne

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
The river's waterfall

Proper noun edit

Sāvō f sg (genitive Sāvōnis); third declension

  1. A river in Campania, now Savone
Declension edit

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sāvō
Genitive Sāvōnis
Dative Sāvōnī
Accusative Sāvōnem
Ablative Sāvōne
Vocative Sāvō

References edit

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