When Samuel Sabin was born on 27 August 1780, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Hezekiah Sabin, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Munson, was 24.
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1750–1822 Male
1755–1839 Female
1778–1853 Male
1780– Male
1782– Male
1786–1795 Male
1790–1816 Female
English (Warwickshire and Northamptonshire): from the Middle English personal name Sabin (from Latin Sabinus; see 2 below) or its female equivalent Sabine (from Latin Sabina). In medieval England the feminine form was always more popular as a personal name.
French: from the Old French personal name Sabin, from Latin Sabinus. The name was originally referred to the Sabines, an ancient Italic people of central Italy whose name is of uncertain origin. In the 8th century BC the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several early Christian saints named Sabinus.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sabháin ‘descendant of Sabhán’, a personal name based on sabh ‘cub’. As an Irish surname, this has mostly been absorbed into Savage .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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