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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Sabine f. Latin Sabini from Ancient Greek Σαβῖνοι, the exonymic name of an Italic tribe from the central Apennines, which also gave rise to a Latin cognomen Sabinus.

The cognomen of a 1st C AD Roman empress and a 2nd C Roman empress, and the name of a 2nd C Roman saint and a 4th C Roman saint.

England
Latin
● 1381 Sabina (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 77, Sabyn (nom) ibid. p. 111
◑ 1381 Sabbe (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 71, Sabella (nom) ibid. p. 102
Early Modern English
● 1589 Sabine DEmar-vol2 p. 17
◑ 1587 Sabe DEmar-vol2 p. 13
Italy
Latin
● 1527 Savina (nom) Rome1527 p. 90
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sabine". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Sabine.