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SABRINA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, German

Pronounced: sa-BREEN-a (English), zahp-REE-nah (German)   [key]

From the name of the Severn, a river in Wales, which was originally named Habren. In Celtic legend Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river.
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