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Sarah | Name Meaning & Origin
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Pronunciation: |
(SAYR ah) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Sarah |
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Biblical Names, Jewish Names, Scandinavian Names, Australian Names, Canadian Names, New Zealand Names, Austrian Names, Belgian Names, British Names, Christian Names, American Names, English Names, German Names, Hebrew Names, Norwegian Names, Swedish Names, Middle Names, Bible Names, Popular Names, Cool Names, Royal Names, Twilight Names |
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English, French, German, Hebrew, Norwegian and Swedish speaking countries |
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In the Old Testament, Sarah was the wife of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.
Her name was first Sarai ("my princess"), which God changed to Sarah ("princess") as her descendants were to be the future nation of Israel.
Famous bearers include Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, 19th century actress Sarah Bernhardt and Sarah Childress Polk, wife of 19th century American President James Polk.
Sarah was the 3rd most popular name in Austria in 2006, and the 9th most popular in Belgium.
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Popularity Rank of Sarah | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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Sarah - Rankings by Year |
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The name meaning of Sarah and the name origin of Sarah have been reviewed by our name experts.
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