Savoia
See also: Savóia
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Savoia (plural Savoias)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Savoia is the 34110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Savoia is most common among White (93.99%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Savoia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Catalan
Proper noun
Savoia f
- Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
- (historical) Savoy (a former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy)
Related terms
- savoià
Italian
Etymology
Through an intermediate *Sabau(d)ja, from Latin Sabaudia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈvɔ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɔja
- Hyphenation: Sa‧vò‧ia
Proper noun
Savoia f
- Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
- (historical) Savoy (a former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy)
Proper noun
Savoia m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
- casa Savoia (house of Savoy)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Saboia
- Savóia (obsolete)
Proper noun
Savoia f
- Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
- (historical) Savoy (a former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy)