Sawa

See also: sawa

Japanese

Romanization

Sawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of さわ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Сава (Sava), from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). Alternatively, from Belarusian сава (sava, “owl”), in which case a doublet of Sowa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.va/

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: Sa‧wa

Proper noun

Sawa m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sawa

	singular	plural
nominative	Sawa	Sawowie
genitive	Sawy	Sawów
dative	Sawie	Sawom
accusative	Sawę	Sawów
instrumental	Sawą	Sawami
locative	Sawie	Sawach
vocative	Sawo	Sawowie

Proper noun

Sawa f (traditional married form Sawina, traditional unmarried form Sawianka)

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Sawa

	singular	plural
nominative	Sawa	Sawy
genitive	Sawy	Saw
dative	Sawie	Sawom
accusative	Sawę	Sawy
instrumental	Sawą	Sawami
locative	Sawie	Sawach
vocative	Sawo	Sawy

Further reading

• “Sawa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030