Sabine

  • [ sa-BEEN (French), za-BEE-nə (German) ]
  • French, German
French and German form of SABINA.

SABINA   female   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin. The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, their lands eventually taken over by the Romans after several wars. According to legend, the Romans abducted several Sabine women during a raid, and when the men came to rescue them, the women were able to make peace between the two groups. This name was borne by several early saints.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Sabina
CROATIAN: Sabina
CZECH: Sabina
DUTCH: Sabien
FRENCH: Sabine
GERMAN: Sabine
HUNGARIAN: Szabina
ITALIAN: Sabina, Savina
POLISH: Sabina
PORTUGUESE: Sabina
ROMANIAN: Sabina
RUSSIAN: Sabina
SLOVENE: Sabina
SPANISH: Sabina
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Sabinus
ITALIAN: Sabino, Savino