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== Other forms == |
== Other forms == |
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means Gypsy |
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*Variants of the name are: [[Sara]] & [[Zara]]. |
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*Pet forms of the name are: [[Sally]] & [[Sadie]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:16, 8 December 2010
| Gender | Female |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew [1] |
| Meaning | ""Princess", "Princess of the multitudes," "Woman of high rank". [1] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Sara, Sarai, Sadie, Sasa |
Sarah or Sara is a female given name which can be found in many different languages. In many cases it can be traced back to Hebrew origins with the meaning "Princess". The widespread use of the name is inspired by Sarah, the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament and the Islamic Quran.
It is a consistently popular name across Europe and North America[1] and in Iran, where it consistently ranks in the top 11000 names for female newborns.[2]
In the United States, Sarah has been among the top 150 names since popularity statistics were first recorded in 1880. It was ranked among the top 10 names for girls from 1978 to 2002. In 2008, it was ranked as the 20th most popular name for girls born in that year in the United States. The variant spelling Sara was ranked at No. 92 in 2008.[3]
Other forms
means Gypsy
See also
- Sarah (disambiguation)
- List of people with the given name Sarah or Sara
- List of fictional characters named Sarah or Sara
- All pages with titles beginning with Sarah
References
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