Sabba as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sabba

What is the meaning of the name Sabba ?

The baby name Sabba is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-bah (IPA: /ˈsɑːbə/); also heard as SAB-uh (IPA: /ˈsæbə/).

Sabba is Arabic, Aramaic, Greek, Persian in Origin.

Sabba is a masculine given name rooted in the late Greek Sabbas (Σάββας), itself from Aramaic/Syriac saba’ “elder, grandfather,” and sometimes folk-associated with the Sabbath. Through Byzantine and Slavic transmission it produced a family of forms: Savvas (Greek), Sabbas (Latinized), Sava/Savva (South and East Slavic), and Saba (Georgian). Sabba appears as an Italianate or colloquial short form and as a transliteration variant in English.

Historical prominence comes from early Christian saints: Sabbas the Sanctified (5th–6th c.), founder of Mar Saba near Jerusalem, and Sabbas the General (Stratelates), a 4th‑century martyr. Their cult carried the name across the Eastern Mediterranean, Balkans, and Caucasus; in Serbia it underlies the revered national figure Saint Sava. Today Sabba/Sabbas-related forms remain familiar in Orthodox communities, with name days commonly observed in December or January depending on rite. Meaning centers on venerable age or honored elder, with the Sabbath association a secondary interpretation.