Meaning and origin of Sarah

Origin: Biblical

Meaning: Lady; princess; princess of the multitude


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Princess. In the Bible, Sarah was the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Her name was originally Sarai (quarrelsome), but God commanded that her name be changed to Sarah before the birth of her son.


Origin: Muslim

Meaning: Variant of Sara: Pure. Happy.
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Meaning and origin of Sarah

The girl's name Sarah \s(a)-rah\ is pronounced SARE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "princess". Biblical: originally called Sarai, Sarah shared an adventurous nomadic life with her husband Abraham. She is described as being exceptionally beautiful even into her older years. The name became popular in the 16th century. Both Sara (popular in Germany) and Sarah are used in blended and compound names. See also Sahara. Actresses Sarah Bernhardt, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Michelle Gellar; singer Sarah Vaughn; poet Sara Teasdale; Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; figure skater Sarah Hughes.

Sarah has 58 variant forms: Sadee, Sadella, Sadelle, Sadellia, Sadie, Sadye, Saidee, Saira, Sairah, Sal, Sallee, Salley, Sallie, Sally, Sara, Sarabeth, Sarahlee, Sarahlynn, Sarai, Saraia, Sarajane, Sarajean, Saralee, Saralyn, Saralynn, Saramae, Sareen, Sarely, Sarena, Sarette, Sari, Sarika, Sarina, Sarine, Sarita, Sarka, Sarolta, Sarotta, Sarotte, Saroya, Sarra, Sarrah, Sasa, Sera, Serach, Serah, Serita, Shara, Shari, Soraya, Sorcha, Sydel, Sydelle, Zahra, Zara, Zarah, Zaria and Zarita.

For more information, see also related names Dara, Sariah and Suri.

Baby names that sound like Sarah are Siara, Cyrah, Seara, Sahra, Zahrah, Zariah and Zorah.

Sarah is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Sarah

Sarah
Biblical
Female
Princess
Meaning & Origin
Sarah is a Hebrew girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Princess`.
Where is it used?
The name Sarah is mainly used in English, French and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Sara (In Muslim, Greek, Spanish, Italian and in Portuguese)
Sára (In Hungarian)
Salli (In Finnish)
Sari (In Finnish)
Saara (In Finnish)
Sera (In English)
Sariah (In English)
Sarra (In English)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Sal
Statistics
The name Sarah was given to 13602 babies in the USA in 2004. Sarah was the number 38 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 12483 babies making it the number 12 name that year.
See also
In Swedish: Sassa (F)
In Spanish: Zarita (F)
In Spanish: Sarita (F)
In Scandinavian: Astrid
In Jewish: Tzeitel (F)
In Hungarian: Sárika (F)
In Hungarian: Sári (F)
In English and in German: Seraphina
In English: Sallie (F)
In English: Sadie (F)
In English: Sally (F)
In English: Sarina (F)
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