Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sav

/sav/

“thesis; word”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Sav?

Sav

IPA /sav/

What does the surname Sav mean?

Sav means “thesis, claim, contention” today. In older Turkic it meant “word, news, proverb”; it fell out of use in the 17th century and was revived during the Language Reform to replace Arabic words such as iddia and dava.1

Sav is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sav made of?

Sav is a single Turkic root: sav (thesis, claim; word).

Sav root sav thesis, claim; word TURKIC sav “thesis, claim; formerlyword, news, proverb” Sav sav root thesis, claim; word sav TURKIC “thesis, claim; formerly word,news, proverb”
Sav: parts and root words
  • sav Turkic — thesis, claim; formerly word, news, proverb1

How was the name Sav formed?

Sav is the word sav (“thesis, claim; word”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Sav?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Günsav same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sav?

  1. Atilla Sav politician 1931–
  2. Nizamettin Ali Sav politician 1896–1959
  3. Tayfun Sav actor 1959–

People surnamed Sav as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Sav also a first name?

Yes. Sav is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “thesis; word”.

Sav as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sav accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sav accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Sav

Q1

What does the surname Sav mean?

Sav means “thesis, claim, contention” today. In older Turkic it meant “word, news, proverb”; it fell out of use in the 17th century and was revived during the Language Reform to replace Arabic words such as iddia and dava.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sav?

The root word of Sav is sav (Turkic): “thesis, claim; formerly word, news, proverb”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sav?

Sav, 1 syllable; IPA: /sav/.