Sarah

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[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara), “‘lady, princess’”), which was originally converted from the given name שָׂרָי (saráy), “‘Sarai’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsɛərə/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsɛrə/, /ˈsærə/

[edit] Proper noun

Singular
Sarah

Plural
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Sarah

  1. (Biblical) Wife of Patriarch Abraham. Mother of Isaac.
  2. A female given name

[edit] Quotations

  • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 17:15
    And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
  • 1988 Margaret Atwood: Cat's Eye: page 15:
    I also have two daughters, by now grown up. Their names are Sarah and Anne, good sensible names. - - - I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children, because look what happened to Cordelia.

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[edit] Synonyms

  • (wife of Abraham): Sarai

[edit] Translations

Wife of Abraham
given name from Hebrew

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Sarah

  1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Sara.

[edit] French

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Sarah

  1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Sara.

[edit] German

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Sarah

  1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Sara.

[edit] Norwegian

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Sarah

  1. A female given name, a modern spelling of Sara.

[edit] Swedish

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Sarah

  1. A female given name, a modern spelling of Sara.
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