Saige

Saige is a softened, feminized respelling of Sage, the silvery desert herb and, by extension, the word for someone wise. The root is Latin, sapius, meaning discerning, and the name carries both the garden plant and the quiet scholar in a single syllable. The added i gives Saige a slightly more decorative, slightly more girl-coded look than plain Sage, and at rank 448 it holds its own as the feminine lead of the pair. One sound, deep vowel, soft landing, with the suggestion of burnt sage smoke and open mesa light. Nature-loving, thoughtful, and pleasingly low-key cool.