Savoia

See also: Savóia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Savoia.

Proper noun

Savoia (plural Savoias)

  1. 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

Catalan

Proper noun

Savoia f

  1. Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
  2. (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
  3. (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)
  • 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

  1. Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
  2. (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
  3. (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

  1. a surname

Derived terms

  • casa Savoia (house of Savoy)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Savoia f

  1. Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
  2. (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
  3. (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)