Savva (, ) is a name of Greek origin derived from

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סָבָא ''sāḇā'' meaning 'wise'. Notable people with the name include:

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Savva Chevakinsky Savva Ivanovich Chevakinsky (; 1709 – aft. 1774) was a Russian architect of the Baroque school. He worked in Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo. Chevakinsky was born into a noble family in the village of Veshki in the Novotorzhsky Uyezd of Tve ...

(1709 – after 1774), Russian architect * Savva Georgiou (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker * Savva Fomichenko *

Savva Kulish Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (; 17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film ''Takeoff (film), Takeoff'' won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow Interna ...

(1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter * Savva Lika (born 1970), Greek javelin thrower *

Savva Mamontov Savva Ivanovich Mamontov (, ; , Yalutorovsk – 6 April 1918, Moscow) was a Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur and patron of the arts. Business career He was a son of the wealthy merchant and industrialist Ivan Feodorovich Mamonto ...

(1841–1918), Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts * Savva Timofeyevich Morozov (1862–1905), Russian businessman and philanthropist *

Savva Vasilyevich Morozov Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (; 24 April 1770 – 1860) was an eighteenth-century Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty. Origins He was born a serf, his father, a fisherman having been sold by Vsevoloshsky along with other serfs, b ...

(1770 – 1860), Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty * Savva Novikov * Savva Vetokhin * Savva Yamshchikov (1938–2009), a leading expert on Russian provincial art * (1713–1784), Russian entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the Russian richest people of his time

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* Amber Savva (born 1993), British actress * Anna Savva, British actress *

Nick Savva Nicolas Savva known as Nick Savva is a greyhound trainer and breeder. He is a four times winner of the English Greyhound Derby and is regarded as Britain's most successful breeder, along with his wife Natalie Savva (1935–2019) who also held ...

(born 1934), British greyhound trainer *

Niki Savva Niki Savva is an Australian journalist, author, and former senior adviser to prime minister John Howard and treasurer Peter Costello. Early life Savva was born in the village of Choli, Cyprus. Her father Andreas emigrated to Melbourne, Austra ...

, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author * Savvas Savva (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist

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