How to say it
sa · BRI · na
/səˈbriː.nə/
Feminine
Sabrina
Nymph of the River Severn
What it means
The Latin name of Britain's River Severn and its legendary nymph, from a Celtic root.
Sabrina is the old Latin name for the River Severn in Britain and the maiden of legend who drowned in it, a story Milton retold in his masque Comus. The Celtic root is ancient. In the modern era it turned glamorous with Audrey Hepburn's 1954 film Sabrina, then playful with Sabrina the Teenage Witch. It reads pretty and faintly magical. Bri and Bina serve as shorts.
Popularity over time
peaked at #53 in 1997, currently #321 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
From the River Severn nymph to Audrey Hepburn's Sabrina to Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Sabrina the nymph of the River Severn in British legend
- Sabrina Spellman the lead of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Spelling variants
- Sabrena
- Sabryna
- Sabreena
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