Sarah

Sarah \sa-rah, sar-ah\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sarah can also be used as a boy name pronounciation, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced SAERah or SEHRah (English), ZAARaa (German) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sarah: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Sarah?

Sarah is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in English, French, German, Hebrew, and Scandinavian. Biblical name derived from the word saray which is of the meaning 'princess, lady'. The name was borne in the Bible by the mother of Isaac and wife of Abraham; she was earlier known as Sarai meaning 'contentious, quarrelsome', but God gave her the more well-meaning name Sarah before her son's birth. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 16th century, and it saw a revival by the late 19th century. In Ireland, the name is taken as an Anglicized form of Saraid and name Sorcha meaning; in Scotland it is used as the equivalent of Mór. Sarah is a widely used name; it has 80 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Saaraa meaning, nicknames for Saaraah, name Saarah meaning, short names for Saarrah, Sadella meaning and origin, short names for Saida, name Sallie, short names for Sarae, Saraha meaning, Sarahi name popularity, name Sarahity meaning, baby name Sarai, Saran name popularity, name Sareen, name Sarena, Sarene name popularity, meaning of Saretta, Sari meaning (used in Hebrew and Hungarian too), baby name Saria, what does the name Sariah mean, Sarine meaning of name (used in German too), meaning of Sarinia, Sarissa definition, baby name Satette, Sayra pronounciation, Sera name variations, meaning of Sharie, Sharita definition, nicknames for Sharri, short names for Sharrie, nicknames for Sharry, name Shary origin, name Sherie meaning, name Soraya meaning, what does the name Suri mean, Xara name popularity, meaning of Zara (used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish too), and meaning of Zaria. Other English forms include the contracted form Sal meaning, the diminutives what does the name Sadie mean, nicknames for Sadye, name Salli, nicknames for Sally (used in French too), Saree name popularity, name Sarie, nicknames for Sarina (used in German, and Italian too), what does the name Sarita mean (used in Spanish too), and Sassie name, and the spelling variants Sara meaning (used in German, Indian, Scandinavian, and Spanish too), name Sarha, Sarhah name popularity, Sarra meaning and origin (used in Russian too), meaning of Sarrah, Sarrey name variations, and short names for Zarah (used in German too). Forms used in foreign languages include the Spanish name Chara meaning, the Spanish Charita meaning, the Maori Hara meaning of name, the Hawaiian nicknames for Kala, the Hawaiian Kela pronounciation, the Finnish Saara definition, the German nicknames for Sahra, the Polish nicknames for Sala, the Polish Salcia meaning, the French name Sarah-Maude origin, the Hebrew what does the name Sarit mean, the Russian Sarka meaning of name, the Hungarian Sarolta name variations, the French Sarotte meaning of name, the Hungarian Sasa name variations, the Hungarian baby name Sára, the Tongan Sela meaning of name, the Italian Serita name variations, the Hungarian baby name Shari, the Gaelic short names for Sorcha, the French Zaidee meaning and origin, and the Spanish Zarita name popularity. The diminutives Sarika meaning and origin (Hungarian), Sassa meaning (Scandinavian), and Sári meaning of name (Hungarian) are other foreign forms. See also the related forms, the Irish and Scottish Mór meaning of name, the name Sara Jane meaning of name, the name name Sarah Jeanne origin, the name nicknames for Sarah Marie, the English name Sarahbeth origin, the English what does the name Saralee mean, the English name Saralynn meaning, the English name Saranna, the name Satara pronounciation. Sarah is very popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1981, 1.576% of baby girls were named Sarah. It had a ranking of #4 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #30 with a usage of 0.321%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Sarah was twice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, name Sadie origin, in 2010. Sarah has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 199 times more baby girls than boys who were named Sarah in 1989.

The following famous people share the name Sarah:

• Actress Sarah Bernhardt, born Henriette-Rosine Bernhard 26 March 1923, Paris, France
• Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, born 14 April 1977, New York, New York
• Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, born 25 March 1965, Nelsonville, Ohio
• Figure Skater Sarah Hughes, born 2 May 1985, Great Neck, New York
• Model Sarah O'Hare, born 31 May 1972, London, England
• Singer Sarah McLachlan, born 28 January 1968, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

List of baby names that sound like Sarah:

the Italian Saffira meaning, the German Sahra meaning of name, the name name Saira origin, the name Sairah pronounciation, the name Sairra meaning and origin, the English, German, Indian, Scandinavian, and Spanish short names for Sara, the name name Sayra origin, the English name Seara origin, the English Serra name popularity, the name Cerra name popularity, the English Xara meaning of name, the African, Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu Zahra name, the Arabic what does the name Zahraa mean, the Finnish name Saara origin, the name name Saaraa origin, the name Saarah name variations, the name Saarrah meaning of name, the English Saffire definition, the name name Saffyre, and the name Sageira meaning and origin.

The baby name Sarah fun facts:

The name Sarah in reverse order is "Haras".

The numerological value of the name Sarah is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Sarah?

Sarah is in the top names in USA.