Savannah
See also: savannah
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈvænə/
Etymology 1
The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.
Alternative forms
- (female given name): Savanna
Proper noun
Savannah
- A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.
- The name of a river and several cities in the United States:
- A major city, the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia.
- A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California.
- A city, the county seat of Andrew County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Butler County, Nebraska.
- A town, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Jackson County, North Carolina.
- A village in Ashland County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Denton County, Texas.
- A female given name transferred from the place name.
- A female given name, from the word savannah.
- 2004, Anne Frasier, Play dead, →ISBN:
- "I kind of like Bianca. And Chelsea. And Courtney."
- Elise gave it some thought. " Those are nice names." She nodded.
- "What do you think about Savannah?" Audrey asked. " Then I could be Savannah from Savannah."
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Derived terms
- Savannah sparrow
Translations
the city in Georgia
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See also
- Savanna
Further reading
Savannah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Savannah, Georgia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
Savannah (plural Savannahs)
- A Savannah cat.
- (informal) The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis).
See also
Savannah (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Savannah on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Havanans, Havannas