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Sevanna
How to Pronounce Sevanna
Pronounced suh-VAN-uh /səˈvænə/Medium
Meaning: Sevanna is a variant of Savannah, the place-name given to the flat coastal city and the grasslands around it. The word travels from the Taino zabana through Spanish sabana, 'a treeless plain.' The e-spelling is a modern American twist on the familiar name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sevanna is a modern respelling of Savannah, the American place-name born from the Spanish sabana and the older Taino zabana, both meaning a broad, grassy plain. Savannah rose as a girl's name in the late twentieth century, and spellings like Sevanna rode along on its popularity.
Sevanna was never a common spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2000, while Savannah itself was a top choice. A girl named Sevanna then is in her mid-twenties today.
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What does the name Sevanna mean?
It is a spelling of Savannah, a place-name from the Spanish sabana, 'open grassland.'
How do you pronounce Sevanna?
It is said suh-VAN-uh /səˈvænə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Sevanna a boy or girl name?
Sevanna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Sevanna?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around the year two thousand, while Savannah was very popular.