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Sabina

Girl name · 19 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Sabina: 19 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 1986.

Sabina has Latin origins, from *Sabina* meaning "woman of the Sabine tribe," an ancient Italian people whose name may derive from the Greek *sabos* or "self." The name is a feminine form of Sabinus, and was historically used among early Christians to honour female saints. Famous bearers include Sabina Spielrein, a pioneering Russian psychoanalyst and key figure in the development of child psychology, and Sabina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Hadrian who built the Sabina Monument in Rome. The town of Sabina in New York shares the name, though this is more directly linked to the Latin root. A warmer variant is the Polish Zuzanna or Spanish Sabina; the name also has Slavic connections, appearing as a diminutive of Elizabeth in some traditions.