Sage
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A surname transferred from the nickname.
proper noun
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A surname transferred from the nickname.
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A male given name from English.
She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.
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A female given name from English.
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One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master
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A place name: A neighbourhood along Trout Lake Road, city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
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A place name: A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
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A place name: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
Etymology
* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage. * As an Irish surname, variant of Savage. * As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).
Forms
- plural
- Sages