Sabella Family History
Sabella Name Meaning
Italian: from the personal name Sabello (from Latin Sabellus derived from a tribal name of the Sabellians a group of ancient Italic peoples) or possibly in some instances from a shortened form of the female personal name Isabella . This surname is also found in southern France. Italian: in Pantelleria possibly a topographic name from sabbella ‘drinking fountain’ a word of Arabic origin. Catalan (Sabellà): topographic name formed with the agglutinated article sa and avellà ‘hazel’ or a habitational name from the placename Savellà.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022