Sax

Diminutive of Saxon
"people of the dagger"

Sax Origin and Meaning

The name Sax is a boy's name of Saxon origin.

Rhythmic and sensual -- maybe too sensual, in terms of playground teasing. Sax Rohmer was the nom de plume of the prolific English novelist who created Dr.Fu Manchu.

Famous People Named Sax

  • Oett M. "Sax" Mallard
    American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
  • Sax Rohmer
    pen name of Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, English novelist
  • Lincoln "Sax" Thompson
    Jamaican reggae singer
  • Antoine
    Joseph "Adolphe" Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone