Savva ( el, Σάββα, translit=Sávva, russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from Aramaic 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 famil ...
(1709 – after 1774), Russian architect
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Savva Georgiou
Georgios Savva ( el, Γεώργιος Σάββα; 22 October 1933 – 9 August 1992) was a Cypriot football striker and was the first foreign footballer ever to play professionally in Israel. He was also the first ever Greek Cypriot that played ...
(1933–1992), Cypriot football striker
* Savva Kulish (1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter
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Savva Lika
Savva Lika ( el, Σάββα Λίκα, sq, Vojsava Lika born 27 June 1970) is a Greek retired javelin thrower.
Life and athletic competitions
Savva Lika was born Vojsava Lika in Krujë District, Albania, the daughter of ethnic Albanian parents ...
(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
Surname
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Amber Savva
Amber Zoe Savva (born 1993) is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Serena in the 2007 film ''Fishtales''.
Filmography
* ''The Bill'' (2005, 1 episode) Sanura Azmi
* ''Fishtales
''Fishtales'' is a 2007 family comedy ...
(born 1993), British actress
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Anna Savva
Anna Savva is an actress who has appeared in many British TV shows since 1985.
Anna plays series regular, Lugaretzia, across all four series of Simon Nye's ''The Durrells'' in 2016
She originated the role of Martha in the world-premiere of ...
, British actress
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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
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Niki Savva
Niki Savva is an Australian journalist, author, and former senior adviser to prime minister John Howard and treasurer Peter Costello.
Early life
Savva was born in the village of Choli, Cyprus. Her father Andreas emigrated to Melbourne, Austra ...
, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author
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Savvas Savva
Savvas Savva (born 1958 in Nicosia, Cyprus), is a Cypriot composer, professor of musicology and pianist.Mordovia, Russia
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Sabbas Sabbas (Σάββας pronounced Sávvas) is a Greek masculine given name.
Variant forms or transliterations include Sabas, Savas, Savvas, Saba, Sava, Savva, Savo and Sawa.
Sabbas may refer to, chronologically:
* Sabbas Stratelates (died 272), R ...
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Sava (name) Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava. In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, like ...
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Savvas (disambiguation) Savvas may refer to:
*Savvas (given name)
*Savvas (surname)
*Ayios Savvas, Nicosia, a neighbourhood and parish of Nicosia, Cyprus
See also
*Sabbas
*Savva (disambiguation) Savva ( el, Σάββα, translit=Sávva, russian: Савва) is a name of G ...