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Sawny

Sawny is the alternative form of Sawney.

Meaning of Sawney

Proper noun

Sawney

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, of Scots origin.
    • Sawney Bean

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Forms of Sawny

pluralSawnies

Questions about Sawny

What is Sawny the alternative form of?
Sawny is the alternative form of Sawney.

Words near Sawny in the dictionary

  1. Sawndip
  2. sawney
  3. sawneys
  4. Sawnies
  5. sawnwork
  6. Sawny
  7. sawpalate
  8. sawpit
  9. Sawpit Creek
  10. sawpits
  11. sawqui

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sawny (page history and authors); Sawney (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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