Sawney

Sawney \saw-ney, sa-wn-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

What is the origin of Sawney?

The baby boy name Sawney is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in Scottish. The name has fallen into disuse since the 19th century, after it came into use as a vocabulary word for 'fool'. Sawney Beane was the legendary head of a 15th- or 16th-century clan in Scotland who was supposedly executed for cannibalism. In addition, Sawney is a diminutive of short names for Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) in the Scottish language. Sawney a variant of name Sandy meaning (English and Scottish) in the Scottish language.

List of baby names Sawney:

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The baby name Sawney fun facts:

The name Sawney in reverse order is "Yenwas".

The numerological value of the name Sawney is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Sawney?

Sawney is not in the top boy names in USA.