Sabina - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sabina \s(a)-bi-na\ is pronounced sa-BEE-nah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "Sabine". The Sabines were a tribe living in central Italy during the time when Romulus and Remus established the city of Rome. Romulus arranged mass kidnapping of the Sabine women so as to provide wives for the citizens of Rome. Also a saint's name.

Sabina has 11 variant forms: Bina, Byna, Sabine, Sabinna, Sabiny, Sabyna, Sahbina, Savina, Savine, Sebina and Sebinah.

Baby names that sound like Sabina are Sioban, Siobhan, Siobhian and Siobahn.

Sabina is a popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sabina. Click here to compare Sabina with related baby names.