The name Sawney is the Scottish masculine form of Sandy and Alexander. Sawney is an obsolete nickname for a Scotsman.

Meaning of Sawney

Sawney means the defender of mankind.

Popularity of Sawney

Sawney was once the 121,288th most popular name. About 300 people or .0.001 percent have Sawney for a first name. It’s no supprise that Sawney was not in the top 100 boys names in Scotland in 2018.

Famous People with the Name Sawney

Sawney Bean

Sawney Bean was born in 1500 and was the head of a 45-member clan in the 16th century Scotland. Alexander Sawney Bean was the son of a ditch-digger and hedge-trimmer. Sawney decided to go into a different line of work.

Sawney Webb

William Robert Webb was also known as Sawney Webb. Webb was born on November 11, 1842, in Person County, North Carolina. In his lifetime, Sawney Webb was an educator who founded the Webb School, a private college prep school in 1870. Webb served as North Carolina United States Senator for a short while after the defeating interim Senator Newell Sanders . Webb only served as US Senator for six weeks.

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