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Zavannah

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How to Pronounce Zavannah

Pronounced zuh-VAN-uh /zəˈvæn.ə/Low

Meaning: Zavannah is a Z-spelling of Savannah, a nature-and-place name from the Spanish sabana, itself from a Taino word for a treeless grassland or 'savanna.' The name is also strongly tied to the coastal city of Savannah, Georgia. Trading the S for a Z gives a fresh, modern look while keeping the grassland meaning and the familiar sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Zavannah is a rare respelling of Savannah, from Spanish sabana, 'grassland.' It peaked in the mid-twenty-tens (said zuh-VAN-uh).
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Origin LowSpanish
MeaningZavannah is a Z-spelling of Savannah, a nature-and-place name from the Spanish sabana, itself from a Taino word for a treeless grassland or 'savanna.' The name is also strongly tied to the coastal city of Savannah, Georgia. Trading the S for a Z gives a fresh, modern look while keeping the grassland meaning and the familiar sound.
U.S. rank (2023)#12158 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2016
Total births (all-time)≈ 170

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201619982023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Zavannah is Savannah with a bold Z, part of the modern taste for swapping initial letters. Its meaning stays 'grassland,' from Spanish sabana, and the name still carries the sunlit, Southern feel of Savannah, Georgia, while the Z sets it a little apart.

Zavannah was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year around 2016 while Savannah itself stayed popular. A girl named Zavannah then is a child today, her spelling a fresh twist on a well-loved place name.

Did you know? Behind Savannah, and so Zavannah, sits a Taino word carried into Spanish as sabana, the flat, open grassland the name pictures.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Zavannah — Z-respelling of Savannah < Spanish sabana 'grassland'; Savannah, GA; peaked 2016.

Variations

SavannahSavannaZavannaSavanah

Nicknames

ZaviVanna

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If you like Zavannah…

Savannah— the standard spelling it respells
Savanna— a near variant of the same name
Savana— a simpler spelling of the base
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Zavannah mean?

It is a respelling of Savannah, from the Spanish sabana, 'grassland' or 'savanna'; also the name of a Georgia city.

How do you pronounce Zavannah?

It is said zuh-VAN-uh /zəˈvæn.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Zavannah a boy or girl name?

Zavannah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Zavannah?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-twenty-tens.

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