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HelpRe: In honour of mother's day yesterday here in Scotland
in reply to a message by Vekalvin
Hi !!!
My mother's name is Sabrina.
I like it very much because it has a floreal meaning.
Infact it derives from the Hebrew word "sabre" which is the cactus's fruit so it means "thorny but sweet".
After that it is commonly related with witches and this theme is so fascinating imo.
I would use it maybe as MN for a future daughter.
I like it very much also without the link with my mother's name.
Augusto Aurelio Bruno Filippo Flavio Leone Luigi Stefano Valerio
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My mother's name is Sabrina.
I like it very much because it has a floreal meaning.
Infact it derives from the Hebrew word "sabre" which is the cactus's fruit so it means "thorny but sweet".
After that it is commonly related with witches and this theme is so fascinating imo.
I would use it maybe as MN for a future daughter.
I like it very much also without the link with my mother's name.
Augusto Aurelio Bruno Filippo Flavio Leone Luigi Stefano Valerio
Anastasia Angelica Cassandra Clarastella Corinna Dafne Diana Dora Fiammetta Flora Gelsomina Ginevra Lavinia Luna Morgana Olimpia Perla Rosa Rossella Serena Stella Susanna
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That's interesting! I'd never associated it with 'sabra', which also means 'someone born in Israel', unlike so many Israelis who emigrated there.
In England there's a river called the Severn, which was Latinised to Sabrina. Most British rivers have retained some form of their original Celtic names, the meanings of which are mostly lost. So I've always thought of Sabrina as a river goddess or guardian nymph; there was apparently also an actress in the 1950s who used the name Sabrina; she was a fake blonde with the kind of figure that could not be confined to clothing, and I don't think she could act at all but no doubt her fans didn't mind. I shouldn't think that would stop anyone in the UK from using Sabrina nowadays, though I'd be surprised to encounter one in her 60s.
In England there's a river called the Severn, which was Latinised to Sabrina. Most British rivers have retained some form of their original Celtic names, the meanings of which are mostly lost. So I've always thought of Sabrina as a river goddess or guardian nymph; there was apparently also an actress in the 1950s who used the name Sabrina; she was a fake blonde with the kind of figure that could not be confined to clothing, and I don't think she could act at all but no doubt her fans didn't mind. I shouldn't think that would stop anyone in the UK from using Sabrina nowadays, though I'd be surprised to encounter one in her 60s.
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Sabrina would make such a lovely, unexpected MN!
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