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Sinbad (name) means a legendary sailor and adventurer from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights. Example: “Sinbad the Sailor faces monsters and marvels on his seven voyages.”

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A legendary sailor and adventurer from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
"Sinbad the Sailor faces monsters and marvels on his seven voyages."
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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِبَاد (sindibād), from Middle Persian (compare Persian سندباد, sendbâd), possibly itself borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धपथ (siddhapatha, "path of the Blessed"). According to folk etymology it instead comes from سند (send) plus باد (bâd), which also gave rise to the Arabic هِنْدِبَاد (hindibād).

Origin: Arabic

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What does “Sinbad” mean?
The word “Sinbad” means a legendary sailor and adventurer from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
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Here is “Sinbad” used in a sentence: “Sinbad the Sailor faces monsters and marvels on his seven voyages.”
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“Sinbad” is a name.
What is the meaning of Sinbad?
"Sinbad" (name) means a legendary sailor and adventurer from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights.