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Sojourner
OriginFrench, English
Meaning"to stay a while"
About Sojourner
African-American and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth was born as Isabelle into enslavement. She adopted her new name when she began traveling and preaching abolition in 1843. Sojourner is a heroine name that may, with the rise of spiritual word names such as Journey and Genesis, finally be ready for prime time.
Pronounced SOH-jer-nur.
As of October 2026, Sojourner ranked #16948 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5150 in 1973.
Editor's take: The name Sojourner is a girl's name of French, American origin meaning "to stay a while".
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- Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree)
American abolitionist
- Sojourner Morrell
American model
Sojourner in pop culture
- Sojourner aka Henrietta Sojourner Jessup
character in DC's Hellenders comics
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