Sara

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Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: a variant spelling of Sarah, a Hebrew feminine name meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman".

In the Old Testament, Sarah is the wife of Abraham, who gave birth to their son Isaac when she was 90 years-old. Her name was originally Sarai (meaning "my princess") but was changed by God to Sarah.


Variants:

• Sarah 
• Saara (Finnish)
• Sarra (Biblical Greek)
• Kala (Hawaiian)
• Sera
• Sarit (Hebrew diminutive of Sarah)
• Sarita (Spanish diminutive of Sarah)
• Sadie (English diminutive of Sarah)
• Sally (English diminutive of Sarah)