Sabina

sa-BEE-na
Latin
"Sabine"

Sabina Origin and Meaning

The name Sabina is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "Sabine".

Sabina is a sleek but neglected name from an ancient Roman tribal name that's well worth consideration. The equally alluring Sabine is heard in France and Germany. Related names include the more popular Sabrina or Serena. All are equally lovely.

Sabina dropped off the US Top 1000 a century ago. Does that mean it's time for a comeback?

The Sabines were a tribe in Ancient Italy that went to war with the Romans. According to legend, the Sabine women were kidnapped by the Romans but later affected peace between the warring sides.

There have been characters named Sabina in Thornton Wilder's play The Skin of Our Teeth and the Milan Kudera novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

# 938 in the US

Sabina Rank in US Top 1000

# 632 on Nameberry

Sabina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Sabina

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Famous People Named Sabina

  • Sabina Babayeva
    Azerbaijani singer
  • Sabina Citron
    Polish Holocaust survivor & author
  • Sabina Guzzanti
    Italian satirstress, writer &.
  • Sabina Kelley
    American tattoo artist
  • Sabina Lejzerowicz
    Polish pedagogue
  • Sabina Sharipova
    Uzbekistani tennis player
  • Sabina Naftulovna Spielrein
    pioneering Russian psychoanalyst
  • Sabina Wojtala
    Polish figure skater
  • Sabina Yasmin
    Bangladeshi singer
  • Maria Sabina
    renowned Mazatec (Mexican) shaman
  • Sabina Ashirbayeva
    Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
  • Sabina Tashkenbaeva
    Uzbek rhythmic gymnast

The name Sabina in Pop Culture

  • Sabina Wilson
    Kristen Stewart's character in the 2019 version of "Charlie's Angels"
  • Sabina Pleasure
    character in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
  • Sabina Spielrein
    character in movie "A Dangerous Method"
  • Sabina
    character in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera
  • Sabina
    Claude Mellot's wife in "Two Years Ago" (1857, Kingsley)

International Variations of the name Sabina

  • Bina
    Czech
  • Sabka
    Polish
  • Savya
    Russian
  • Sabcia
    Polish
  • Savina
    Russian
  • Sabyne
    Russian
  • Sabinka
    Polish
  • Sabienne
    French
  • Sabinella
    Russian
  • Sabine
    French

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