Sawyer Name Meaning & Origin
Sawyer
Pronunciation: SOY-er, SAW-yer (key)
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- Nicknames for Sawyer
Sawyer, Soy Sauce
Soybean
Sawbug
SoyBoy and Soyster Cracker.
"Sawyer the Destroyer"
Soil- Meanings and history of the name Sawyer
For more background, refer to this Baby Name Wizard blog on the name Sawyer: http://www.babynamewizard.com/archives/2010/5/name-spotlight-sawyer
- Famous real-life people named Sawyer
Sawyer Sweeten, one of the twin boys from "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Sawyer Spielberg, son of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Sawyer Hartman, YouTube personality
Sawyer Steven Yount (b. 2010), son of American journalist Erica Hill- Sawyer in song, story & screen
Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer"
TV "Lost" character James Sawyer
Peyton's daughter on "One Tree Hill"
Artist in "The Devil In The Junior League" by Linda Francis Lee
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Sexy?
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Friendly?
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Creative?
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Strong?
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In form, Sawyer fits with preppy surnames like Parker and Spencer, but its spirit is freer. The immortal Tom Sawyer lends the name a warm heart and an eye for mischief. This name was something of a hidden treasure for years, but a character on the tv series "Lost" raised its profile.
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