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Boy · Germanic, through Norman French
Saer
Say it: SAIR
Meaning
A Norman name, probably from Germanic sigi 'victory' and heri 'army'; uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A rare Anglo-Norman baronial name.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 6 babies given this name since 2018
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 301,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Saher, Seher
Famous bearers
- Saer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.