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Sawyer

SOY-er

Popularity

#297

falling

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

English

Total Births

80,150

Peak Year

#5,562 in 2017

First Recorded

1913

Style

Modern & Trendy, Nature-Inspired

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Sawyer is an English occupational surname referring to someone who saws wood. It gained popularity as a given name due to Mark Twain's character, Tom Sawyer.

Gender Split

Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Tom Sawyer

    Fictional character in Mark Twain novels.

  • Diane Sawyer

    American television journalist.

Personality Traits

FriendlyAdventurousCreativeIndependent

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