Sagar (name)

Sagar is a surname and given name of multiple origins.^{[clarification needed]}

In Sanskrit, sāgara means "sea." In India and Nepal, Sagar is a very common name and surname.

Origins

Anglo-Saxon

Sagar is a patronymic Old English name. (Spelling variations include Sager, Seegar, Seager, Sigar, Segar, Seger, Saker, Sakar, and many more.) Most, if not all, people of the Anglo-Saxon period of England with this surname descend from a man (or number of men) known as Sagar. The name most likely derives from the diphthongal Old English word Sægar "sea-spear." Presumably it denotes a maritime warrior of the type who either commenced invasions of Britain in the fifth century or were invited as mercenaries in the political and military vacuum created with the final departure of Roman troops.

In Anglo-Saxon England, the name was found in several regions, predominantly in the northern areas of England (Yorkshire and Lancashire), which were part of the Angle Kingdom of Northumbria. (Originally from Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein, the Angles were the dominant Germanic tribe in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and gave their name to the English. They largely settled in the areas known as East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria in the fifth century. A list of their kings has been preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other sources).

The Domesday Book records a man named Sagar as a Saxon landowner in Devon in 1086. It also records a man called Segarus, a Latinised version of the name, holding land in Essex at around the same time. By far the largest concentration of men with the surname Sagar, however, is found within a 50 km radius in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border area. Old church birth records show relatively moderate numbers of persons with the surname Sagar being born in towns such as Bradford, Halifax, and Askrigg in West Yorkshire.

From the 17th century onwards, records show persons with the surname Sagar or similar migrating from Britain or Europe to various parts of the world including North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).^{[citation needed]}

India

Sagar in Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi means ocean. Sagar is a very common first name in India for boys and also a surname (last name) used by various communities.

Nepal

Sagar is very common name across Nepal and generally referred to either ocean or sky. Even meany locations and areas have been named after it. E.g. 'Sagarmatha'. Sagarmāthā Zone (Nepali: सगरमाथा अञ्चल, "Sagarmāthā Anchal"), which includes mountain districts of the Himalayas and the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

Persian

The name ساغر (saaGar) meaning cup, goblet, wine (as used in poetry in Hindi/Urdu) bowl is used by Persian and Urdu speaking people in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.^[1]

List of people

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Amrit Sagar (1975) Indian film director
Anthony Sagar (1920–1973), English actor
Arun Sagar (born 1965), Indian film actor, art director, and comedian
Chameli Bai Sagar (elected 1957), Indian politician
Charlie Sagar (1878–1919), English footballer
Faridur Reza Sagar 1955 Ganpat Khasra Khatauni Tahsil rahali Jila Sagar gram Mein nai Gaon bhavpura )
Geet Sagar (born 1984), Indian X-factor winner
Ian Sagar (born 1982), British wheelchair basketball player
John Warburton Sagar (1878-1941), English rugby union player and diplomat
Kamal Sagar (born 1969), Indian architect, designer, and real estate developer
Kripa Sagar (1875-1939), Punjabi poet
Mamta Sagar, Indian writer
Mohammed Sagar (born 1976), Iraqi refugee
Nethi Vidya Sagar (elected 2007), Indian politician
Nishanth Sagar (born 1980), Indian actor
Pearl Sagar (born 1958), Northern Irish politician
Preeti Sagar, Bollywood playback singer
Pushpa Ratna Sagar (1922-2011), Nepalese lexicographer
Ramanand Sagar (1917–2005), Indian film director
Shalini Kapoor Sagar (born 1976), Indian actress
Siddharth Sagar, Indian stand-up comedian and television act
Vivek Sagar, Indian music composer
Ted Sagar (1910–1986), English footballer
Yasho Sagar (died 2012), Indian actor
Yogesh Sagar, Indian politician

Given name

Sagar Ballary (born 1975), Indian film director
Sagar Mangalorkar (born 1990), Indian cricketer
Sagar Mishra (born 1993), Indian cricketer
Sagar (actor) (born 1983), Indian actor, full name Sagar Mulukuntla
Sagar Mitchell (1866–1952), English pioneer of cinematography
Sagar Pun (born 1993), Nepalese cricketer
Sagar Sen (1932–1983) was a Bengali singer
Sagar Shah (born 1990), Indian chess player
Sagar Suppiah Retnam (1967–1995), Singaporean convicted murderer and former gang leader of Ang Soon Tong
Sagar Thapa (born 1984), Nepalese footballer
Sagar Trivedi (born 1991), Indian cricketer

Mononym

Sagar (singer) Indian singer

References

^ "A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English". The Digital South Asia Library. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

The Internet Surname Database: http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Sagar
House of Names: http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/sagar-family-crest.htm

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[The_Digital_South_Asia_Library_2001-1] "A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English". The Digital South Asia Library. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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