Sabine
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sabine (plural Sabines)
- A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
member of a tribe
Etymology 2 edit
From the Latin saint's name Sabina.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sabine
- A female given name.
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sabine
- A river in Louisiana and Texas, USA; see Sabine River.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Shipley, The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin saint's name Sabina.
Proper noun edit
Sabine
- a female given name
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Sabīna, a saint's name.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sabine f
- a female given name, popular in the latter half of the twentieth century
French edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin saint's name Sabina.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sabine f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
- Popular in France in the 1960s and the 1970s.
German edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin saint's name Sabina.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sabine
- a female given name, popular in Germany from the 1950's to the 1970's