Is the surname SAVINI derived from a connection with the Sabine peoples of ancie

Question:

Is the surname SAVINI derived from a connection with the Sabine peoples of ancient Rome?

I've found that it exists all over the peninsula of Italy, which leads me to believe that SAVINI is an Italianized version of Sabini, the plural of Sabine.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Found this on Ancestry.com

SAVINI
Italian: patronymic or plural form of Savino.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Savino
Italian: variant of Sabino. See also Sabin. Savinos is a Greek family name, a derivative of this Italian name

Sabin
English and French: from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.
Jewish: probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.

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