n. 1  1. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment. 2  2. A natural elevation, such as a small hill. 3  3. A group of things collected in a mass or heap: found his keys in a mound of laundry. See Synonyms at heap.  4. often mounds A great deal; a lot: has mounds of homework to finish.
The name Savannah is of Spanish origin. The meaning of Savannah is treeless plain. Savannah is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Sa-va-nnah.
Other English forms include the pet form Vanna (used in Italian too), and the spelling variants Savanah, Savanha, Savanna, Savannha, and Savhanna. A form of Savannah used in other languages is the Latin Sabana. Savannah is a very popular baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1980s up to the 1990s. At the height of its usage in 1996, 0.365% of baby girls were named Savannah. Its ranking then was #43. The baby name has since experienced a fall in frequency.