SABRINA

Sabrina: translation

English: from the name of a character inCelticlegend, who supposedly gave her name to the River Severn. In fact this is one of the most ancient of allBritishriver names, and its true origins are obscure. Legend, as preserved by Geoffrey of Monmouth, had it that Sabrina was the illegitimate daughter of aWelshking called Locrine, and was drowned in the river on the orders of the king's wife Gwendolen. The river name is found in the formSabrinain theLatinwritings of Tacitus, Gildas, and Bede. Geoffrey of Monmouth comments that inWelshthe name isHabren(modernWelshHafren). The name of the legendary character is almost certainly derived from that of the river, rather than vice versa.