If You Like Sarah, You Might Love...
Baby girl name you love but fear is overused? Here are some possible substitutes.
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Cara
Cara is a simple, sweet, Italian endearment that enjoyed some popularity from the 1970s through the 1990s. It's faded now...though that may be a good reason to use it. Read More
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Cora
Cora is a lovely, old-fashioned name -- Cora was a daughter of Zeus and Cora Munro is the heroine of The Last of the Mohicans (in fact James Fenimore Cooper probably invented it for his 1826 novel)... Read More
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Dinah
As the song says, "Dinah, is there anyone finer." Dinah is a charming, underused Old Testament name, long shunned for its old slave-name stereotype--Dinah was the family cook in Uncle Tom's Cabin ,... Read More
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Leah
For several years now, this serene biblical name -- Leah was the sister of Rachel and first wife of Jacob -- has been gaining a considerable following. Many use Leah as a less common alternative to... Read More
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Naomi
This long-neglected Old Testament name seems to finally be finding favor with parents seeking a biblical name with a soft, melodic sound and a positive meaning, suddenly sounding fresher than the w... Read More
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Ruth
Ruth, with its air of calm and compassion, was the second most popular name in 1900, then faded away. Parents tiring of Rachel and Rebecca might want to give Ruth a second thought. Some see such O... Read More
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Sabra
Term for a native-born Israeli, first brought to notice in Edna Ferber's 1929 novel Cimarron. Prickly pear has neen interpreted to mean tough on the outside, soft and sweet within. Read More
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Sahar
Muslim name commonly heard in the Middle East. Read More
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Sally
Sally is a cheerful, fresh-faced girl-next-door name that was originally a nickname for Sarah, but haslong been used independently. Sally was popular in the eighteenth century and then again from t... Read More
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Samara
Exotic and lovely -- and much more distinctive now than Samantha. Read More
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