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 [ 2 syll. saw-yer, sa-wy-er ] The boy name Sawyer is pronounced as SAOYer or SOYer KEY. Sawyer is used mostly in English and its language of origin is Old English. From the elements 'sawyer' ; 'sagu' which means saw. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from the job title of one who saws wood. The English name Sayre is a variation of the name. Sawyer is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also perceived to be trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. Its usage peaked recently in 2008 with 0.077% of baby boys being named Sawyer. It ranked at #225 then. Among all boy names in its group, Sawyer was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Sawyer include the Indian Saagar, the Russian Sachar, the Indian Sagar, the English Seasar, the Indian Sekar, the Russian Serhiy, the English Sezar, the Arabic Shakir, the name Shiro, the Russian Shura, the Welsh Sieffre, the Italian Siro, the Irish Sorley, the English Caesar, the Welsh Ceri, the English, German, and Spanish Cesar, the Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Slavic Cezar, the French, Portuguese, and Spanish César, the Spanish and Italian Ciro, and the Hebrew Saar. KEY: Pronunciation for Sawyer: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
