SARAH  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "princess"

Popularity in 2008: #20

Old Testament name -- she was the wife of Abraham -- that is truly a fashionable classic, as stylish as it is traditional. Very widely used, but with such a range of images and variations that any child can make it her own. Sera, Sarita, Zahara, Zahouri: It's a girl's name you can spin as sedate or adventurous as you like.

Variations:
Serach, Sarely, Saidee, Sarine, Sadelle, Saraha, Sadee, Sarahi, Sarahann, Salley, Sallee, Sallie, Sariah, Sara, Sayra, Sahra, Sally, Sarena, Saray, Serita, Sarann, Zahra, Serah, Sadeila, Sadye, Zaria, Saraia, Sadie, Zarah, Sal, Sarina, Zara, Sarha, Shara, Sadellia, Sera

International Variations:
Sasa, Sari, Zsazsa (Eastern European) Saara, Salli (Finnish) Sarette, Zaidee, Sarotte (French) Kala (Hawaiian) Sarika, Sarolta (Hungarian) Saraid, Sarai, Sorcha (Irish) Sarit, Sarita (Israeli) Saraqa (Persian) Salcia (Polish) Sarra, Sarka (Russian) Saretta, Zarita, Charita, Chara (Spanish) Sassa (Swedish) Sarice (Swiss)

Sarah is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• another baby name game..of course!
• NORA too close to NOAH???
• Modelicious
• Another girl's name to go with Erika

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sarah:

• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• MIDDLE NAMES: The Strange, The Ordinary, and The Embarrassing
• BAD BOY NAMES
• BRITISH BABY NAMES: Quirky & Charming
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS