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.
The name Savannah has actually been used in America for over 100 years despite its modern trendiness. It was a name mainly isolated to the south at the turn of the 20th century so its familiarity and usage was not widespread. By the early 1920s, the name completely disappeared from the U.S. popularity graphs.