Sage
English
Etymology
The surname derives from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant.
Proper noun
Sage (plural Sages)
- A surname transferred from the nickname
- A male given name from English.
- 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media (2012) (→ISBN)
- She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.
- 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media (2012) (→ISBN)
- A female given name from English.
- (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle aged Father and boyish Master
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagā, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.
Pronunciation
Noun
Sage f (genitive Sage, plural Sagen)
Declension
Further reading
- “Sage” in Duden online
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