Savva ( el, Σάββα, translit=Sávva, russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

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

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Savva Chevakinsky Savva Ivanovich Chevakinsky (russian: Савва Иванович Чевакинский; 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 fami ...

(1709 – after 1774), Russian architect * Savva Georgiou (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker * 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 Morozov (1862–1905), Russian businessman and philanthropist * Savva Yamshchikov (1938–2009), a leading expert on Russian provincial art

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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 late wife Natalie Savva (1935–2019) who also hel ...

(born 1934), British greyhound trainer * Niki Savva, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author * Savvas Savva (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist

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