Savo

savo savó English Etymology en :bor it:Savo + 1 Proper noun s en Italian. Statistics 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 Finnish thumb|upright|Historical region highlighted on the map Etymology A shortening of earlier fi Savoilahti, fi Savoinlahti (attested as gmq-osw Sawolax in 1323), the latter part of which is fi lahti bay, gulf bay, earlier fi laksi (thus sv Savolax, from fi *Savoi(n)laksi). The name is almost certainly related to fi Savilahti (after which a bailiwick and later the region was named) which is likely simply fi savi clay + fi lahti bay, gulf bay, with the fi -o representing a diminutive ending (from fi *-oi), possibly through a demonym fi savolainen. Other theories associate the name with Sami words for stream pool (smi-pro *sëvōn, se savu), with an Eastern Finnish given name fi Savo (compare the Veps given name vep Savoi), from ru Савва, ru Савва́тий, and a Western Finnish given name fi Sauvo (possibly akin to fi saukko). These given names could perhaps be more relevant as sources for the surname than for the place name at large, although the surname probably mostly derives from the place name. Pronunciation Proper noun Savonia historical and cultural region in Finland fi Finnish place names Declension Sav o a Derived terms fi savakko<id:person> savo savolainen fi compounds Etelä-Savo Pohjois-Savo Savonlinna Savonranta Statistics dvv_20250813 171 References Anagrams fi aosv vaso fi Finland Regions of Finland Italian Etymology it Pronunciation Proper noun mfbysense it Latin Etymology 1 Probably related to the name of the river (see Etymology 2 below). Pronunciation Savō Proper noun Savō<3.loc> f la city r/Liguria, now Savona Declension Savō<3.loc> Etymology 2 la Pronunciation Sāvō Proper noun Sāvō<3> f right|thumb|The river's waterfall la river r/Campania, now Savone Declension Sāvō<3> References 1 Sāvo Savo 2 Savo Savo