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Sarah
Sarah is a girl’s name with Hebrew origins meaning “princess.” This name features throughout history including within the Jewish Bible. Sarah is known to the Jewish community as the wife of Abraham—or the father of Judaism—and the mother of the Hebrew people. A truly timeless classic, Sarah is still widely used around the world in many different cultures, particularly in Europe. With such a wide range of cultural variations, Sarah is a name that any child can make their own.
Hebrew
Female
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Notable people who share the name.
Sarah Polley
Actor
Born: January 8, 1979 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Shahi
Actress
Born: January 10, 1980 · Euless, Texas, USA
Sarah Palin
Politician
Born: February 11, 1964 · Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
Sarah Jessica Parker
Actress
Born: March 25, 1965 · Nelsonville, Ohio, USA
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Actress
Born: April 14, 1977 · New York City, New York, USA
Sarah Brightman
Singer, Actress
Born: August 14, 1960 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Regional Variations & Spellings
Alternative Spellings
- Sarah Original form
- Sara Common variation
- Zahra Arabic variant
- Sarra French variant
- Сара Cyrillic
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Devanagari
- Korean
- Japanese
Cultural Adaptations
- سارة (Sarah) Arabic
- שרה (Sarah) Hebrew
- सारा (Sara) Devanagari
- 사라 (Sara) Korean
- サラ (Sara) Japanese