Italian: from a short form of the personal name
Diotisalvi (‘God save you’), which was widespread in the
medieval period.
Catalan: from a personal name Salvi (Latin
Salvius, a derivative of salvus ‘safe’), borne by
various early saints, among them a 6th-century bishop of Albi and a
7th-century bishop of Amiens.
Indian (Maharashtra):
Hindu (Maratha) name of unknown meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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