Meaning and background
The story behind Sabina
Sabina comes from Latin Sabinus, a Roman name indicating a connection with the Sabines, an ancient people of central Italy. The form is documented in medieval European naming as well as later personal-name traditions. It does not literally mean a mood or quality; its primary history is geographical and ethnic in the ancient Roman sense. The scholarly medieval evidence helps distinguish Sabina from the unrelated Georgian and Persian uses of Saba.
- Origin
- Feminine form of Latin Sabinus, meaning a person of the ancient Sabine people of central Italy. Source
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About Sabina
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sabina appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/səbinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/səbinə/ · primary stress on syllable 2S AH0 B IY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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