Sava is a male personal name in

South Slavic languages The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West and East) ...

. Perhaps the most famous example is the

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n medieval prince turned monk

Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...

. In

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, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, likewise in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, a result of the tradition of naming female children after rivers – in this case, after the

river Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

. It is also used in

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, where it is also a surname.

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, Serbian saint * Sava II Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin monarch *

Sava Antić Sava Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Антић; 1 March 1930 – 26 July 1998) was a Serbian football player and manager. Biography He won the Yugoslav Cup 3 times, in 1953, 1955, and 1962, being the scorer in all the 3 cup finals. He starte ...

, Yugoslav footballer * Sava Athanasiu, Romanian geologist and paleontologist * Sava Babić, Serbian writer *

Sava Bjelanović Sava Bjelanović ( sr-cyr, Сава Бјелановић; 15 October 1850 – 1897) was a Dalmatian journalist and politician, the leader of the Serb People's Party in Dalmatia and one of the most prominent Dalmatian Serbs of the 19th century. ...

, Serbian politician * Sava Caracaș, Romanian army general *

Sava Dobroplodni Sava Dobroplodni ( bg, Сава Доброплодни; 3 December 1820 – 19 April 1894), born Sava Hadzhiiliev (Сава Хаджиилиев), was a Bulgarian writer, teacher and theatrical worker of the Bulgarian National Revival and an hono ...

, Bulgarian writer * Sava Dumitrescu, Romanian pharmacologist *

Sava Grujić Sava Grujić ( sr-cyr, Сава Грујић, ; 25 November 1840 – 3 November 1913) was a Serbian politician, statesman, general, army officer, and author, serving five times as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia under two different mona ...

, Serbian soldier, statesman and diplomat * Sava Grozdev, Bulgarian mathematician *

Sava Henția Sava Henția (1 February 1848, Sebeșel - 21 February 1904, Sebeșel) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian painter, decorator and illustrator. Biography He was one of fourteen surviving children of a priest. In 1862, after finishing his primar ...

, Romanian painter *

Sava Kovačević Sava Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Сава Ковачевић; 25 January 1905 – 13 June 1943) was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement. Early life Kovačević was ...

, Yugoslav partisan * Sava Mrkalj, Serbian linguist *

Sava Mutkurov Sava Atanasov Mutkurov ( bg, Сава Атанасов Муткуров) ( – ) was a Bulgarian officer (Major General) and politician. One of only three recipients of the Order of Bravery 1st grade, he was among the chief architects of the Bulga ...

, Bulgarian officer and politician *

Sava Ranđelović Sava Ranđelović ( sr-cyr, Сава Ранђеловић; born 17 July 1993) is a Serbian water polo player for VasasPlaket and the Serbia men's national water polo team. Representing Serbia, he won European Championship gold medals in 2014, ...

, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion *

Sava Savanović Sava Savanović ( sr-cyr, Сава Савановић) is one of the most famous vampires in Balkan and Serbian folklore. Legend Sava Savanović was said to have lived in an old watermill on the Rogačica river, at Zarožje village in the m ...

, alleged vampire *

Sava Šumanović Sava Šumanović ( sr-Cyrl, Сава Шумановић; 22 January 1896 – 30 August 1942) was a Serbian painter. He is considered to be one of the most important Serbian painters of the 20th century. Šumanović's opus includes around 800 pa ...

, Serbian painter *

Sava Tekelija Sava Tekelija ( sr, Сава Текелија) (1761–1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant.

, Serbian philanthropist *

Sava Vladislavich Count Sava Lukich Vladislavich-Raguzinsky (russian: Са́вва Луки́ч Рагузи́нский-Владиславич; sr, Сава Владиславић Рагузински, ''Sava Vladislavić Raguzinski''; 16 January 1669 – 17 June ...

, Serbian merchant-adventurer in Russian service

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Andrei Sava Andrei Sava (born 7 May 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Metaloglobus București. Sava made his Liga I debut on 20 February 2015 for Viitorul Constanța in a 0-3 defeat against Politehnica Iași. He als ...

, Romanian footballer *

Constantin Sava Constantin Sava (born 3 April 1973 in Buzău), known simply as DJ Sava, is a Romanian electronic musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. He started mixing in the early 1990s and eventually became the official resident DJ of ...

, best known as DJ Sava, Romanian DJ and record producer *

Facundo Sava Facundo Sava (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. Sava played 17 years of professional football, mainly representing Gimnasia and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División ...

, Argentinian footballer *

Gabriel Sava Gabriel Sava (born 15 October 1986) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Warrenpoint Town in the NIFL Premiership. He was born in Bacău and played youth football for Lazio, before beginning a career in Ireland in 2001. Thro ...

, Romanian footballer *

Marius Sava Marius Sava (born 30 November 1978) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Seen as the most talented midfielder of his generation Sava started his career at Universitatea Craiova, then played for im ...

, Romanian footballer *

Teodora Sava Teodora Sava (, born November 27, 2001, Piatra Neamț) is a singer, former Antena 1 television channel star, and former contestant on the international music talent competition '' X Factor Romania''. Biography Teodora Sava was born on Novembe ...

, Romanian singer

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