UnisexLatin

Sage

Wise one; the herb · pronounced SAYJ

Meaning

Sage is a latin name meaning “Wise one; the herb”.

History

From the Latin salvia by way of the word for a wise person. Sage sits at the meeting point of two modern trends, nature names and virtue names, and is given almost equally across genders.

Popularity

Ranked #118 in 2026 · up 642 places since 1996

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