Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages.
Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava.
[1] In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats,[2] likewise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a result of the tradition of naming female children after rivers – in this case, after the river Sava.
[citation needed] It is also used in Romanian, where it is also a surname.