Sara

Sara means "Woman of High Rank".

Female given name:

The name Sara has several meanings in different countries, including:

• princess in Hebrew (see Sarah in the Bible)
• pure and excellent in Persian
• pleasant in Arabic
• In Japanese, Sara is known as the tree where Buddha was born. It is also known as a very rare flower which blooms in Kyoto in the summer and lasts for only one day.

Individual people:

• Saint Sara or Sarah
• Sara Mendes da Costa, the voice of the UK Speaking Clock from 2 April 2007
• Sara (artist), a French artist and illustrator
• Sara Montiel, a Spanish actress and singer
• Sara Parise, an Italian swimmer
• Sara Kiersten Quin, a Canadian singer-songwriter who performs with her sister as Tegan and Sara

Ethnic groups and languages:

• Sara people, an ethnic group in Africa
• Sara languages, a Nilo-Saharan language group in Africa
• Sara language, in Kalimantan

Places:

• Sara, Iloilo, a municipality in the Philippines
• Sar'a, an Arab village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
• Sare or Sara, a village of Labourd, France

In media:

• Sara (film), an Iranian movie
• A song by Bob Dylan on the album Desire about his wife Sara
• A song by Fleetwood Mac on the album Tusk
• Sara (song), a song by Starship
• A character from Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
• Sara, a 2006 Belgian television series

As an acronym SARA:

• SARA (computer), developed by SAAB in 1955
• Species at Risk Act, Canada
• Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
• Scottish Amateur Rowing Association
• Severn Area Rescue Association aka Severn Rescue
• State Administration for Religious Affairs — see Status of religious freedom in People's Republic of China
• Former name for Xaira, an XML Aware Indexing and Retrieval Architecture
• Smad Anchor for Receptor Activation, the protein ZFYV9E
• Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdam, foundation for offering computer facilities in the Netherlands.
• Security Auditor's Research Assistant, network security analysis tool

Other meanings:

• A Sanskrit word with a variety of meanings, including: fluid, cathartic, purgative or essence
• A Kannada word meaning necklace or chain
• The internal development name of the Apple III
• A traditional Iranian (Persian) doll, one of a pair called "Dara and Sara". Dara is the boy doll, and Sara is the girl.

See also

• Wikipedia articles that start with "Sara"