Meaning and background
The story behind Sabrina
Sabrina has a river-name history older than the modern fictional characters with whom many readers associate it. It is a Latinised form connected to Habren, an early Welsh name of the River Severn. Geoffrey of Monmouth told a legend about a drowned princess called Sabrina, but scholars consider it more likely that the figure was named after the river. The original river-name meaning remains unknown.
- Origin
- Latinised form of Habren, an early Welsh name of the River Severn; later associated with a legendary princess. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Sabrina appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/səbɹinə/
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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/səbɹinə/ · primary stress on syllable 2S AH0 B R 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 — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- 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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