Sabra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sabra

What is the meaning of the name Sabra ?

The baby name Sabra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɑːbrə/ (SAH-bruh),/ˈseɪbrə/ (SAY-bruh).

Sabra is Hebrew in Origin.

Sabra is a feminine given name with layered origins. In Modern Hebrew and English, sabra denotes a native-born Israeli, a metaphor taken from the prickly pear cactus (Hebrew tzabar): spiny on the outside, sweet and tender within. That image shapes the name's common gloss of resilient yet warm. In Arabic, the cognate root sabr means patience; while the standard feminine is Sabira/Sabirah, Sabra appears as a regional or stylistic variant, carrying the sense "patient" or "enduring."

The name surfaces in English literature as the princess saved by St. George in Richard Johnson's 1596 romance The Seven Champions of Christendom, lending it a faintly chivalric air. As a given name, it occurs sporadically in 19th-century Anglo-American records and gained modest use among Jewish families in the mid-20th century. Variants and related forms include Sabrah, Sabira/Sabirah, and Sabriya/Sabriyya; nicknames include Sab and Sabi.