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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French (Quebec), French (Huguenot)
Meaning & History
Southern French surname, originally a nickname for a pleasant or amiable person, from a diminutive of sabor meaning "flavor, taste" (Old French saveur). The Huguenots brought this surname to England, and from there it may have been introduced to North America.