Sabra (surname)

Sabra or Sabrah is both a given name and surname with multiple origins.
The term Sabra is also derived from the Arabic sabr, meaning patience. Sabra is also the Arabic name for the Opuntia, a type of prickly pear cactus. The term was adopted by Hebrew speakers in Israel for the cactus and is also a colloquial term used since the 1930s to describe someone who is born in Israel.
Notable people with the name include:

Surname

A. I. Sabra, Egyptian historian of science
Abba Sabra, Ethiopian religious leader
Adam Sabra, American professor of Islamic studies
George Sabra, Syrian politician
Khalilah Sabra, American author and activist
Maher Sabra, Lebanese footballer
Wadia Sabra, Lebanese composer