Savvas
Savvas (Gr. Σάββας) is a Greek male given name derived from the Hebrew word Sabbath . "Σάββατο" is the Greek name for the seventh day of the week, starting with Sunday.
The meaning of the name is roughly the quiet, the resting.
This first name is not related to the Turkish Savaş .
Name bearer
- Ioannis Savvas Pasha (1832–1904), Ottoman minister and doctor
- Savvas Exouzidis (* 1981), Greek professional footballer
- Savvas Savvas (* 1997), Greek handball player
- John S. Romanides (1927-2001), Greek Orthodox priest
Churches
- Agios Savvas , church in south Nicosia