Sagar

Origins

Anglo-Saxon

Sagar is a patronymic Old English name. (Spelling variations include Sager, Seegar, Seager, Sigar, Segar, Seger, Saker, Sakar, and many more.) Most, if not all, people of the Anglo-Saxon period of England with this surname descend from a man (or number of men) known as Sagar. The name most likely derives from the diphthongal Old English word Sægar "sea-spear." Presumably it denotes a maritime warrior of the type who either commenced invasions of Britain in the fifth century or were invited as mercenaries in the political and military vacuum created with the final departure of Roman troops.

In Anglo-Saxon England, the name was found in several regions, predominantly in the northern areas of England (Yorkshire and Lancashire), which were part of the Angle Kingdom of Northumbria. (Originally from Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein, the Angles were the dominant Germanic tribe in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and gave their name to the English. They largely settled in the areas known as East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria in the fifth century. A list of their kings has been preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other sources.)

The Domesday Book records a man named Sagar as a Saxon landowner in Devon in 1086. It also records a man called Segarus, a Latinised version of the name, holding land in Essex at around the same time. By far the largest concentration of men with the surname Sagar, however, is found within a 50 km radius in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border area. Old church birth records show relatively moderate numbers of persons with the surname Sagar being born in towns such as Bradford, Halifax, and Askrigg in West Yorkshire.

From the 17th century onwards, records show persons with the surname Sagar or similar migrating from Britain or Europe to various parts of the world including North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

India

Sagar in Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi means ocean. Sagar is a very common first name in India for boys and also a surname (last name) among various Hindu communities.

Nepal

Sagar is very common name across Nepal and generally refers to either ocean or sky. Many locations and areas have been named after this. Prominent examples are 'Sagarmāthā' (Nepali: सगरमाथा) - the Nepali name for Mount Everest (the world's highest peak) and Sagarmāthā Zone (Nepali: सगरमाथा अञ्चल, "Sagarmāthā Anchal"), which includes mountain districts of the Himalayas.

Persian

The name ساغر (saaGar) meaning cup, goblet, wine (as used in poetry in Urdu), bowl is used by Persian and Urdu speaking people in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

List of people

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Amrit Sagar (born 1975), Indian film director

Anjalika Sagar (born 1968), British filmmaker and curator

Anthony Sagar (1920–1973), English actor

Arun Sagar (born 1965), Indian film actor, art director, and comedian

Chameli Bai Sagar (elected 1957), Indian politician

Charlie Sagar (1878–1919), English footballer

Faridur Reza Sagar (born 1955), Bangladeshi writer and film producer

Geet Sagar (born 1984), Indian X-factor winner

Ian Sagar (born 1982), British wheelchair basketball player

John Warburton Sagar (1878–1941), English rugby union player and diplomat

Kamal Sagar (born 1969), Indian architect, designer, and real estate developer

Kripa Sagar (1875–1939), Punjabi poet

Mamta Sagar, Indian writer

Mohammed Sagar (born 1976), Iraqi refugee

Nethi Vidya Sagar (elected 2007), Indian politician

Nick Sagar - British Guyanese-Jamaican Actor

Nishanth Sagar (born 1980), Indian actor

Paul Sagar, British political theorist

Given name

Sagar Ballary (born 1975), Indian film director

Sagar Mangalorkar (born 1990), Indian cricketer

Sagar Mishra (born 1993), Indian cricketer

Sagar (actor) (born 1983), Indian actor, full name Sagar Mulukuntla

Sagar Mitchell (1866–1952), English pioneer of cinematography

Sagar Pun (born 1993), Nepalese cricketer

Sagar Sen (1932–1983), Bengali singer

Sagar Shah (born 1990), Indian chess player

Sagar Suppiah Retnam (1967–1995), Singaporean convicted murderer and former gang leader of Ang Soon Tong

Sagar Thapa (born 1984), Nepalese footballer

Sagar Trivedi (born 1991), Indian cricketer

Mononym

Sagar (singer), Indian playback singer, lyricist and dialogue writer