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Sawyer
Meaning: one who saws wood · Origin: English · Gender: usually a boy's name
Origin & history
An English occupational surname for someone who sawed timber. Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer (1876) made it iconic.
Nicknames
Saw
Variants & related names
Sayer
Sawyer name art
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FAQ
What does the name Sawyer mean?
Sawyer means “one who saws wood”. It comes from English.
Is Sawyer a popular name?
Yes — Sawyer has been one of the most popular boys' names in the United States in the 2020s, according to US Social Security Administration baby-name data.
What are nicknames for Sawyer?
Saw.
What are other forms of Sawyer?
Sayer.
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Sources: standard name etymology references (e.g. Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names); popularity from US SSA and UK ONS baby-name data. Meanings of old names are often debated — where scholars disagree we say so.