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Extremely popular in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s; much less frequently used today.

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Bine (pronounced bean), Bina

Meanings and history of the name Sabine: | Edit

Sabine means "woman of the Sabine people", the Italian tribe from which, according to legend, the ancient Romans kidnapped their wives-to-be in order to populate their newly-founded city. It is the French and German form of Sabina.

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Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, East German head of state
Sabine Dünser, Liechtensteinian singer
Sabine Herbst, German swimmer
Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver
Sabine Tröger, Austrian sprinter

Sabine in song, story & screen: | Edit

Sabine, main character in Anne Patchett's novel "The Magician's Assistant".
Sabine Strohem, title character from Nick Bantock's epistolary 'Griffin and Sabine' novels.
"Sabine, Sabine, Sabine", German '80s hit song by Trio.