Sara

See also: sara, sarà, Sára, Sâra, săra, šara, Sárá, and Appendix:Variations of "sara"

English

Etymology

From Latin Sara (“Sarah”).

Pronunciation

• like Sarah, which see

Proper noun

Sara

1. A female given name from Hebrew, an alternative form of Sarah.
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     Through faith also Sara her selfe receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a child when she was past age, because she iudged him faithful who had promised.

   • 1850 Dinah Craik, Olive, Chapman and Hall, page 151:

     Olive learnt that her young beauty's name, so far from being anything so fine as Maddalena, was plain Sarah — or Sara, as its owner took care to explain. Olive was rather disappointed - but she thought of Coleridge's ladye love; consoled herself, and tried to console the young lady, with repeating

     My pensive Sara! thy soft cheek reclined, &c.

     At which Miss Sara Derwent laughed, and asked who wrote that very pretty poetry?

   • 2008 Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, →ISBN, 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.'

Translations

female given name — see Sarah

Anagrams

• AARs, ARSA, ASAR, Aras, Raša, SAAR, Saar, aras, asar, rasa

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːra/, [ˈsɑːʁɑ]

Proper noun

Sara

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name, often also spelled Sarah.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Sara f

1. (biblical) Sarah
2. a female given name from Hebrew

Related terms

• Saartje
• Sarah

Anagrams

• aars, raas

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Proper noun

Sara

1. a female given name.
   • 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.

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Finnish

Etymology

Modern variant of Saara (“Sarah”), popularized in the 1980s. Sometimes also associated with the Finnish noun sara (“sedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːrɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara

1. a female given name.
   • 1927 Anni Swan, Sara ja Sarri, WSOY (1966), page 14:

     Sarri niiasi ja tunsi olonsa kovin kömpelöksi.

     "Ruustinna lähetti terveisiä", hän sai soperretuksi.

     "Kiitän. Mikä on nimesi?"

     "Saara."

     "Kuinka hauskaa! Aivan sama nimi kuin minullakin."

     Vanha rouva kääntyi puhujan puoleen.

     "Sara, sinäkö jalkeilla näin aikaisin? - - -"

   • 1982 Eeva Joenpelto, Elämän rouva, rouva Glad, WSOY →ISBN, page 133:

     Ja jos voisitte pyhästä saarnatuolistanne lausua etunimen Sara, ei Saara. Siis Sara Elisa Glad.

   • 1995 Jari Tervo, Pyhiesi yhteyteen, WSOY, →ISBN, page 89:

     ―Mulla on sama nimi näyttelijän kans.

     ―Kenen.

     ―Isi sanoo niin.

     ―Mikä nimi se on.

     ―Sara.

     ―Se on hieno nimi.

     ―Sara Suurperkiö, kuusi vuotta.

   • 2002 Leena Lehtolainen, Kun luulit unohtaneesi, Tammi, →ISBN, page :

     Sara oli inhonnut sukunimeään lapsesta asti, ja kymmenkunta vuotta sitten hän oli vaihtanut sen Seliniksi, joka oli ollut mummon isänäidin tyttönimi. Samalla hävisi Saarasta toinen a, mutta äiti ja Veikko kutsuivat häntä edelleen Saaraksi.

Declension

Inflection of Sara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Sara	Sarat
genitive		Saran	Sarojen
partitive		Saraa	Saroja
illative		Saraan	Saroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sara	Sarat
accusative	nom.	Sara	Sarat
	gen.	Saran
genitive		Saran	Sarojen Sarain rare
partitive		Saraa	Saroja
inessive		Sarassa	Saroissa
elative		Sarasta	Saroista
illative		Saraan	Saroihin
adessive		Saralla	Saroilla
ablative		Saralta	Saroilta
allative		Saralle	Saroille
essive		Sarana	Saroina
translative		Saraksi	Saroiksi
abessive		Saratta	Saroitta
instructive		—	Saroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sarani Sarani accusative nom. Sarani Sarani gen. Sarani genitive Sarani Sarojeni Saraini rare partitive Saraani Sarojani inessive Sarassani Saroissani elative Sarastani Saroistani illative Saraani Saroihini adessive Sarallani Saroillani ablative Saraltani Saroiltani allative Saralleni Saroilleni essive Saranani Saroinani translative Sarakseni Saroikseni abessive Sarattani Saroittani instructive — — comitative — Saroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sarasi Sarasi accusative nom. Sarasi Sarasi gen. Sarasi genitive Sarasi Sarojesi Saraisi rare partitive Saraasi Sarojasi inessive Sarassasi Saroissasi elative Sarastasi Saroistasi illative Saraasi Saroihisi adessive Sarallasi Saroillasi ablative Saraltasi Saroiltasi allative Sarallesi Saroillesi essive Saranasi Saroinasi translative Saraksesi Saroiksesi abessive Sarattasi Saroittasi instructive — — comitative — Saroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saramme Saramme accusative nom. Saramme Saramme gen. Saramme genitive Saramme Sarojemme Saraimme rare partitive Saraamme Sarojamme inessive Sarassamme Saroissamme elative Sarastamme Saroistamme illative Saraamme Saroihimme adessive Sarallamme Saroillamme ablative Saraltamme Saroiltamme allative Sarallemme Saroillemme essive Saranamme Saroinamme translative Saraksemme Saroiksemme abessive Sarattamme Saroittamme instructive — — comitative — Saroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saranne Saranne accusative nom. Saranne Saranne gen. Saranne genitive Saranne Sarojenne Sarainne rare partitive Saraanne Sarojanne inessive Sarassanne Saroissanne elative Sarastanne Saroistanne illative Saraanne Saroihinne adessive Sarallanne Saroillanne ablative Saraltanne Saroiltanne allative Sarallenne Saroillenne essive Sarananne Saroinanne translative Saraksenne Saroiksenne abessive Sarattanne Saroittanne instructive — — comitative — Saroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Saransa Saransa accusative nom. Saransa Saransa gen. Saransa genitive Saransa Sarojensa Sarainsa rare partitive Saraansa Sarojaan Sarojansa inessive Sarassaan Sarassansa Saroissaan Saroissansa elative Sarastaan Sarastansa Saroistaan Saroistansa illative Saraansa Saroihinsa adessive Sarallaan Sarallansa Saroillaan Saroillansa ablative Saraltaan Saraltansa Saroiltaan Saroiltansa allative Saralleen Sarallensa Saroilleen Saroillensa essive Saranaan Saranansa Saroinaan Saroinansa translative Sarakseen Saraksensa Saroikseen Saroiksensa abessive Sarattaan Sarattansa Saroittaan Saroittansa instructive — — comitative — Saroineen Saroinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʁa/

Proper noun

Sara ?

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name, usually spelled Sarah.

Anagrams

• aras, rasa

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaːʀa]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name, often also spelled Sarah.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːra/
• Rhymes: -aːra

Proper noun

Sara f

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name from Hebrew.

Declension

declension of Sara

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Sara	Saran	Sörur	Sörurnar
accusative	Söru	Söruna	Sörur	Sörurnar
dative	Söru	Sörunni	Sörum	Sörunum
genitive	Söru	Sörunnar	Sara	Saranna

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Italian

Proper noun

Sara f

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name.

Anagrams

• arsa
• rasa

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Japanese

Romanization

Sara

1. Rōmaji transcription of サラ

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Sara

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Homophone: sara

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sara f

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Sarah
2. (biblical) Sarah (wife of Abraham)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Saara (Brazil)
• Sahara (obsolete)

Proper noun

Sara m (Portugal)

1. Sahara (a desert in northern Africa)

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Slovene

Proper noun

Sara ?

1. a female given name.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾa/ [ˈsa.ɾa]

Proper noun

Sara f

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name.

Quotations

• 1602 — La 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.

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Swedish

Etymology

Vulgate Latin Sara, from Hebrew. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1464.

Proper noun

Sara c (genitive Saras)

1. (biblical) Sarah.
2. a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 62 008 females with the given name Sara (compared to 6971 named Sarah) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• asar, rasa