Sabina - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sabina \s(a)-bi-

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 very common first name for women (#1366 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#39354 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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