Sarah
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai (שָׂרָי (śārāy, literally “masters, princes”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɚ.ə/,[1][2] /ˈsɛɹ.ə/,[3][4] /ˈsɑɹ.ə/;[3] (Mary–marry–merry distinction, also) /ˈsæ.ɹə/,[3] /ˈse(ɪ).ɹə/[3][2]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛː.ɹə/,[4] /ˈsɛə.ɹə/,[3] /ˈsɑɹ.ə/, /ˈsæ.ɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɛɹə
- Rhymes: -æɹə
Proper noun edit
Sarah (countable and uncountable, plural Sarahs)
- The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 21:4, column 1:
- And God ſaid vnto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou ſhalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah ſhall her name be.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye, page 15:
- I also have two daughters, by now grown up. Their names are Sarah and Anne, good sensible names. - - - I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children, because look what happened to Cordelia.
- A placename
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
nicknames
Translations edit
the wife of Abraham
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given name from Hebrew
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Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Sarah
Translations edit
References edit
- ^ “Sarah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Sarah”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 “Sarah”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Sarah”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From English Sarah. Used as a modern spelling variant of the traditional Danish Sara.
Proper noun edit
Sarah
- a female given name
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 9025 females with the given name Sarah (compared to 12 537 named Sara) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequncy peak in the 1990s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Likely influenced by English, which tends to represent Hebrew matres lectionis in spelling.
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Proper noun edit
Sarah f
- Alternative form of Sara
French edit
Etymology edit
A spelling variant of the biblical given name Sara.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sarah f
- a female given name
References edit
- [2] MeilleursPrénoms, based on INSEE data: 143 746 females named Sarah, compared to 18 954 named Sara, in France in 1900 - 2009, with the frequency peak in 2000. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sarah f
- (biblical) Sarah
- a female given name from Biblical Hebrew
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From English Sarah. Used as a modern spelling variant of the traditional Norwegian Sara.
Proper noun edit
Sarah
- a female given name
References edit
- [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2899 females with the given name Sarah, compared to 7800 named Sara, living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From English Sarah. Used as a modern spelling variant of the traditional Swedish Sara.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Sarah c (genitive Sarahs)
- a female given name
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [4] Statistiska centralbyrån: 6971 females with the given name Sarah (compared to 62 008 named Sara) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Sarah, from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsaɾa/, [ˈsa.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: Sa‧rah
Proper noun edit
Sarah (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ)
- a female given name from English