Sabine

See also: sabine and Sabīne

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (one's own).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

Sabine (plural Sabines)

  1. A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈbiːn/

Proper noun

Sabine

  1. A female given name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈbiːn/

Proper noun

Sabine

  1. A river in Louisiana and Texas, USA; see Sabine River.
Derived terms

References

  1. Shipley, The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

Proper noun

Sabine

  1. a female given name

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Sabīna, a saint's name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈbi.nə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧bi‧ne

Proper noun

Sabine f

  1. a female given name, popular in the latter half of the twentieth century

French

Etymology

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.bin/

Proper noun

Sabine f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

  • Popular in France in the 1960s and the 1970s.

German

Etymology

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈbi.nə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /saˈb̥i.nɛ/ (Austria)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Sabine

  1. a female given name, popular in Germany from the 1950's to the 1970's
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