Sawyer

Sawyer is a baby name of English origin, meaning One who saws wood.

What Sawyer means

One who saws wood.

Sawyer sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Sawyer comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Sawyer is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Sawyer?

Sawyer sits outside the top 100 baby names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Sawyer

Sawyer sits in our the natural world group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Nature

Names like Sawyer

These share Sawyer's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
• Ash — The ash tree.
• Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
• Bay — An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
• Birch — The bright birch tree.
• Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
• Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
• Elm — The tall elm tree.
• Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
• Hayden — From the hedged valley.
• Lake — A still body of water.
• Linden — The linden tree.

More English names

• Saint — A holy and revered person.
• Saylor — Boat captain; of the sea.
• Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
• Scarlett — Brilliant red.
• Saffron — The golden spice flower.
• Seven — The sacred number seven.
• Ryder — Horseman; knight.
• Sir — A title of honour and respect.
• Rue — Herb of grace.
• Sky — The heavens above.