This zippy, outdoorsy name is a multicultural option, with its roots in Taino and Persian. On one hand, it is the source of the word and name Savannah, derived from Taino, the language of the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. In this case, it refers to areas of flat, grassy land in hot climates.

Has an evocative feel, unusual to the Western ear without being identified with any particular culture.

This attracitve Sioux name belonged to one of Sitting Bull's many wives.