Girl name
Sabire name meaning
“patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty”
Sabire means patient, enduring, or persevering through difficulty. Used for girls in Türkiye, it comes from Arabic ṣābira and is the feminine counterpart of Sabir. The Turkish word sabır belongs to the same root family, while the name's meaning evokes waiting steadily for a long journey to end.
What does Sabire mean?
Patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
In Turkish: sabreden, güçlüğe dayanıp bekleyen
Sabire expresses patience as endurance and the ability to wait through difficulty. It belongs to the same root family as Sabir and Sabriye; patience has an important place in Islamic ethics, but the name's singular feminine form must be distinguished from other forms occurring in scripture.
Origin of the name Sabire
From Arabic ṣābira, the feminine counterpart of ṣābir. It derives from the root expressing patience, endurance, and perseverance.
Names are shared across communities. Where a name is common says nothing certain about any one person’s background, faith or origin.
Double names with Sabire
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Sabire Marya
Meaning of each name
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
- Marya: Beloved; cherished
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Neşe Sabire
Meaning of each name
- Neşe: joy, cheerfulness, heartfelt happiness
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
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Sabire Aksa
Meaning of each name
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
- Aksa: farthest; most distant
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Fatmanur Sabire
Meaning of each name
- Fatmanur: Fatma and light; a compound name
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
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Sabire Hümeyra
Meaning of each name
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
- Hümeyra: rosy, lightly reddish in complexion
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Aliye Sabire
Meaning of each name
- Aliye: exalted, elevated, distinguished
- Sabire: patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty
How to pronounce Sabire
| Syllables | 3 · 6 letters · 6-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /sabiɾe/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | صابره |
| Arabic | صابرة |
Is Sabire a girl’s name?
Yes, Sabire is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Sabire does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 4 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Sabire
- Sabite♀Constant, unchanging
- Sabiye♀Little girl
- Sabide♀
- Sabine♀Woman of the Sabine people
- Sahire♀A woman who stays awake at night
- Saire♀Walking or journeying
- Sabir♂♀Patience and endurance through hardship
- Samire♀Evening conversationalist
- Sare♀Princess
- Safiye♀Pure, clear
- Sabiha♀Beautiful, lovely and fair-faced
- Saniye♀Second
Names with related meanings
- Emine♀Trustworthy woman
- Ebrar♀The righteous and virtuous
- Ahsen♀More beautiful
- Berra♀Virtuous
- Hayrunnisa♀The best of women
- Saliha♀Good, virtuous
- Şerife♀Noble, honourable, distinguished
- Müberra♀Blameless, cleared of fault, pure
- Hüsna♀Most beautiful
- İlke♀Principle, a fundamental guiding idea
- Hayriye♀Connected with goodness, beneficial
- Hamide♀Praised, worthy of praise
Famous people named Sabire
- Sabire Aydemir · b. 1910
- Sabire Aslı Oflaz
- Sabire Özcan
- Sabire Susuz · b. 1967
FAQ about the name Sabire
What is the meaning of Sabire?
Sabire means “patient, enduring, persevering through difficulty”. From Arabic ṣābira, the feminine counterpart of ṣābir. It derives from the root expressing patience, endurance, and perseverance.
Is Sabire a girl’s name?
Yes, Sabire is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Sabire in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Sabire nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Sabire?
Sabire is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Sabire have?
Sabire has 3 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Sabire?
Sabire does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 4 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What names go well with Sabire?
Some ideas: Sabire Marya; Neşe Sabire; Sabire Aksa.
Famous people named Sabire?
Notable people named Sabire include Sabire Aydemir, Sabire Aslı Oflaz, Sabire Özcan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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