Does anybody know d meaning of name "SABINA?

Does anybody know d meaning of name "SABINA"?

• My fren's name is Sabina. She will complete 18 yrs of not knowing d meaning of her name on this 14th. Please help me 2 find out d meaning of her name. Meanwhile i m aslo trying on some websites. I'd luv to write d meaning of his name on her b'day greeting card.

• Answer:

  The boy's and girl's name Sabina is pronounced sa-BEE-nah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "Sabine." The Sabines were a tribe living in central Italy during the time when Romulus and Remus established the city of Rome. Romulus arranged mass kidnapping of the Sabine women so as to provide wives for the citizens of Rome. Also a saint's name. Sabina has 11 variant forms: Bina, Byna, Sabine, Sabinna, Sabiny, Sabyna, Sahbina, Savina, Savine, Sebina and Sebinah. Search for names similar to Sabina starting with Sa-, Sab-, Sabi- or ending with -na, -ina, -bina, -abina. Sabina is a very popular female first name, ranking 1366 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Sabina is a common surname, ranking 39354 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.