Sara

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See also sara, sarà, Sára, and šara

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Variant of Hebrew Sarah from the Ancient Greek of the New Testament.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈsæɹə/, /ˈseəɹə/, SAMPA: /"s{r@/, /"se@r@/
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsæɹə/, SAMPA: /"s{r@/

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Singular
Sara

Plural
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Sara

  1. A female given name.

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  • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Hebrews 11:11
    Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
  • 2008 Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 175
    'I wish I was called Sara,' she said out loud.
    'Sarah?' her mother said. 'Why the heck is being called Sarah better than being called Tracy?'
    'Not Sarah, Sara,' Tracy said. 'There's no h, you say Saaara.'

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[edit] Danish

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Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name, often also spelled Sarah.

[edit] Ewe

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Sara

  1. A female given name.

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  • Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe La le Eʋegbe me, Hebritɔwo 11:11
    Le xɔse me Sara ke hɑ̃ kpɔ ŋusẽ bena, wòfɔ fu, eye wòdzi vi le eƒe nyagɑ̃kuku me; elabena ebu amesi na ŋugbedodoe la nuteƒewɔlae.

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

Modern variant of Saara ( =Sarah), also associated with the Finnish noun sara (sedge).

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Sara

  1. A female given name.

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[edit] French

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Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name, usually spelled Sarah.

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[edit] German

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Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name, often also spelled Sarah.

[edit] Italian

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Sara f.

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name.

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Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name, recently also spelled Sarah.

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Proper noun

Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name.

[edit] Quotations

  • 1602La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:15
    Dijo también Dios á Abraham: A Sarai tu mujer no la llamarás Sarai, mas Sara será su nombre.

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Sara

  1. (Biblical) Sarah.
  2. A female given name, recently also spelled Sarah.