Sabrina
Encyclopedia
People
- Sabrina (given name)Sabrina (given name)Sabrina is a feminine given name derived from the name of the River Severn in Wales. According to a twelfth century legend recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Habren or Sabrina, the Romanized form of the name, was the daughter of a king named Locrinus by his mistress, the Hunnish princess Estrildis...
, a feminine given name (and list of people with that name) - Sabrina (actress)Sabrina (actress)Norma Ann Sykes , better known as Sabrina, was a 1950s English glamour model who progressed to a minor movie career. Her main claim to fame was her hourglass figure of prodigious breasts coupled with a tiny 17" waist...
(born 1936), British entertainer - Sabrina (Filipino singer) (born 1989)
- Sabrina (Greek singer)Sabrina (Greek singer)Sabrina is a Greek pop singer born in Zimbabwe to Greek immigrant parents. Her grandparents fled during the Greek-Turkish War and settled in Africa as many Greek refugees did so back then. The family moved back to Greece and Sabrina began her pop career....
- Sabrina SalernoSabrina SalernoSabrina Salerno , also known in her singing career as Sabrina, is an Italian singer, television hostess, model, actress and record producer...
(born 1968), Italian pop singer aka Sabrina - Sabrina (Portuguese singer) (born 1983)
Mythological and fictional characters
- HafrenHafrenHafren is the name of a mythical person in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudo-history Historia Regum Britanniae...
or Sabrina, a mythical nymph - Sabrina, the goddess of the River Severn in Celtic mythologyCeltic mythologyCeltic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure...
- Sabrina, a character in John Milton's ComusComus (John Milton)Comus is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton. It was first presented on Michaelmas, 1634, before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl's new post as Lord President of Wales.Known colloquially as Comus, the mask's actual full title is A...
- Sabrina (Charlie's Angels), on Charlie's Angels
- Sabrina SpellmanSabrina SpellmanSabrina J. Spellman is the title character—a half-mortal and a half-witch—from the comic book Sabrina, the Teenage Witch which was later adapted in 1969 by Filmation as a segment from The Archie Comedy Hour . The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo...
, heroine of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book and television series franchise - Sabrina (Pokémon), a Pokémon character
Media and art
- Sabrina (1954 film)Sabrina (1954 film)Sabrina is a 1954 comedy-romance film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's play Sabrina Fair...
, a film starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden - Sabrina (1995 film)Sabrina (1995 film)Sabrina is a 1995 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay of the same name, which in turn was based upon a play titled Sabrina Fair....
, a remake starring Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, and Greg Kinnear - Sabrina (TV show)Sabrina (TV show)Sabrina is a television show that currently airs on TeleHit. It is hosted by Sabrina Sabrok .- Plot :The show mainly consist of Sabrina and other actors and actresses putting on skits related to sex, and airing music videos in between.The music videos chosen to air on the show are usually videos of...
, a Mexican show on the Telehit network - Sabrina (album)Sabrina (album)Sabrina is the debut studio album by Italian pop singer Sabrina. It was released in 1987.-Album information:This album included her four first singles. Sabrina released her first album in late 1987, simply titled Sabrina, which soon became her stage name in the 1980s...
, debut album of Italian singer Sabrina - "Sabrina", a song by Einstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
- "Sabrina", a song by Inkubus Sukkubus from their album Heartbeat of the EarthHeartbeat of the EarthHeartbeat of the Earth is the third studio album by British Goth rock band Inkubus Sukkubus.-Track listing:All songs written by Candia Ridley and Tony McKormack, except where noted.#"Heartbeat of the Earth" – 5:13#"Young Lovers" – 6:40...
- Sabrina StatueSabrina StatueSabrina is a 350lb. bronze statue owned by Amherst College. Since it was donated to the College in 1857, the statue has been the subject of countless pranks, and has changed hands between the college administration and various student classes multiple times...
, a statue owned by Amherst College - Sabrina the Teenage Witch franchise: see Sabrina the Teenage Witch (disambiguation)
Places
- Latin name of the River SevernRiver SevernThe River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
in Great Britain - Sabrina CoastSabrina CoastSabrina Coast is that portion of the coast of Wilkes Land, Antarctica, lying between Cape Waldron, at 115° 33' E, and Cape Southard, at 122° 05' E. John Balleny has long been credited with having seen land in March 1839 at about 117° E. The United States Exploring Expedition under Lt...
, part of the coast of Antarctica - Sabrina RidgeSabrina RidgeSabrina Ridge is a bare rock ridge between Sabrina Valley and Tamarus Valley, 5 miles south of Derrick Peak in Britannia Range. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato geological party, 1978–79, led by M.J. Selby. Sabrina is a historical name formerly used in Roman Britain...
, Antarctica - Sabrina IslandSabrina IslandSabrina Island is the largest of three small islets lying southward of Buckle Island in the Balleny Islands. Sabrina Island was named after the cutter Balleny's schooner, the Eliza Scott, when the Balleny Islands were discovered in 1839.- See also :...
, off Antarctica - Sabrina Island (Azores)Sabrina Island (Azores)Sabrina Island was an islet formed during the months of June and July 1811 by a submarine volcanic eruption off Ponta da Ferraria, São Miguel Island, Azores, one of many that have been felt in the Sete Cidades Massif over time...
, a temporary island between June and July 1811 - Lake SabrinaLake SabrinaLake Sabrina is a lake created by damming the middle fork of Bishop Creek. It is located south-west of Bishop, California on California State Route 168, in the Inyo National Forest. It has cafe as well as a dock. The dam was built in 1907 to supply a constant flow of water to the hydraulic power...
, California - Sabrina WaySabrina WayThe Sabrina Way is a waymarked long distance footpath and bridleway in England.-The route:The route is primarily designed and intended for horses and horseback riders and links bridleways between the Pennines and the Cotswolds and The Ridgeway....
, a footpath and bridleway in England - 2264 Sabrina2264 Sabrina2264 Sabrina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1979 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
Ships
- HMS SabrinaHMS SabrinaFour ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sabrina. Another was planned but never completed: was an 18-gun Cormorant-class sloop, later classified as a 20-gun sixth rate. She was launched in 1806 and sold in 1816. was a schooner in service in 1838.*HMS Sabrina was to have been a wooden...
, the name of four ships of the Royal Navy, and one proposed one - MSC SabrinaMSC SabrinaMSC Sabrina is a container ship built in South Korea in 1989 and registered in Panama. She is managed by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A....
, a container ship, a Liberian cargo ship known at one time as the Sabrina