title: Savva
text: # Savva
  
  Savva (Greek: Σάββα, romanized: Sávva, Russian: Савва) is a name of Greek origin derived from Aramaic סָבָא sāḇā meaning 'wise'. Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Savva Chevakinsky (1709 – after 1774), Russian architect
  * Savva Georgiou (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker
  * Savva Kulish (1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter
  * Savva Lika (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
  
  * Amber Savva (born 1993), British actress
  * Anna Savva, British actress
  * Nick Savva (born 1934), British greyhound trainer
  * Niki Savva, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author
  * Savvas Savva (born 1958), Cypriot composer, musicologist and pianist
  