Sawyer
[ˈsɔɪ.ər]Meaning
from an English surname meaning "sawer of wood"
Background Story
Sawyer is an English surname meaning "sawer of wood". Mark Twain used it for the hero of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). It was very rare as an American given name before 1980, then grew in popularity in the 1980s and 90s, and got a boost in 2004 after the debut of the television series Lost, which featured a character by this name.
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