This name has a really nice sound. It's simple yet strong.
― Anonymous User 3/31/2021
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This also could be a diminuitive to the name Saveliy without double 'V'. In Russian it sounds normal and not obscure, but the name bearer would be more likely to be associated with something 'old slavic' and 'natural', 'villager' as it is easier to find among Orthodox Christians in the post-Soviet space countries.