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Savannah

Also spelled: Savanna

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
From the word savanna, a grassy plain, or the US city of Savannah, Georgia Well attested

The city is named for its river, whose own name has no settled origin.

Origin
English word and US place name
Popularity

US 2025: #135 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #222

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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