Sabana as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sabana

What is the meaning of the name Sabana ?

The baby name Sabana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈbɑːnə/ (suh-BAH-nuh).

Sabana is Spanish in Origin.

Sabana derives from Spanish sabana “savanna,” itself from Taíno/Arawakan zabana/zavana meaning “open grassland” or “treeless plain.” The term also gave English savanna/savannah. As a given name, Sabana evokes breadth, warmth, and the ecosystems of tropical plains.

In naming, Sabana appears sporadically in Spanish-speaking regions and the wider Americas as a modern, nature-inspired choice, sometimes selected as a Spanish-friendly alternative to Savannah. It also occurs in Caribbean and Latin American place-names (La Sabana, Sabana Grande), which occasionally feed into personal naming. Variants and related forms include Savannah, Savanna, Savana, and Sabanna; short forms may be Saba or Vana. While never widespread, usage aligns with late-20th- and 21st-century trends favoring geographic and landscape names. Cultural associations center less on saints or historical figures and more on imagery of open horizons, grasslands, and vitality.