Sava (name)
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Sava is a common male personal name in south Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava.[1] In Bosnia Sava could also be a female name, a result of the tradition of naming female children like rivers – in this case, after the river Sava.
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- ^ Charlotte Mary Yonge (2004). History of Christian Names. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 0766183211.