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Sabrina

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Sabrina ♀ From the name of a character in Celtic legend, who supposedly gave her name to the River Severn. In fact this is one of the most ancient of all British river names, and its true origins are obscure. Legend, as preserved by Geoffrey of Monmouth, had it that Sabrina was the illegitimate daughter of a Welsh king called Locrine, and was drowned in the river on the orders of the king's wife, Gwendolen. The river name is found in the form Sabrina in the Latin writings of Tacitus, Gildas, and Bede. Geoffrey of Monmouth comments that in Welsh the name is Habren (modern Welsh Hafren). The name of the legendary character is almost certainly derived from that of the river, rather than vice versa.

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Sabrina

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Sabrina a poetic name for the river Severn; in Geoffrey of Monmouth's History, from the name of king Locrine's daughter, who was put to death by drowning in the Severn. In Milton's Comus, Sabrina is the nymph of the River Severn.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sabrina." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sabrina." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Sabrina.html

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Sabrina

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Sabrina, a poetic name for the river Severn (see under Estrildis). In Milton's Comus, Sabrina is the goddess of the Severn.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sabrina." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sabrina." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Sabrina.html

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Sabrina

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Sabrina see Severn , river, England.

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Sabrina

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Sabrina •abstainer, arcana, campaigner, Cana, caner, cantilena, complainer, container, detainer, drainer, entertainer, explainer, Gaenor, gainer, Gaynor, grainer, Jena, Lena, maintainer, Marlene, N'Djamena, obtainer, ordainer, planar, planer, profaner, Rayner, retainer, scena, seiner, Sinn Feiner, strainer, sustainer, trainer, uniplanar •straightener •Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, verbena, vina, weaner, wiener, Wilhelmina, Zena •sweetener • pipecleaner

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