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Personally I think Sara looks nice with and without the H.
Sara James (June 10th 2008, Słubice) is a Polish-Nigerian pop singer. She won the 4th edition of Polish version of The Voice Kids, represented Poland in Junior Eurovision 2021, where she placed 2nd, with 218 points and a finalist of 17th edition of America’s Got Talent.
This name is really pretty but I always picture an annoying 3 year old with brown hair and brown eyes and is sensitive. But other than that I really like this name and the spelling and I would name my child this.
Cute! I prefer it to Zara 🌺.
There is nothing ugly and boring about this name. You’re just saying that probably because you have an ugly and boring name like Donald or Olga.
Ugly and boring name.
Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/AOWMPLX3MPn
Https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/36oVjP5lMPy
Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:sara
It can also be pronounced as /ˈsːɑɹ.ə/ or /ˈsɑɹ.ə/ (SAHR-ə) in English.
Sara Forbes Bonetta, otherwise known as Sally Forbes Bonetta, (born Aina or Ina; 1843 – 1880), was ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was believed to have been a titled member of the Egbado clan of the Yoruba people in West Africa, was orphaned during a war with the nearby Kingdom of Dahomey as a child, and was later enslaved by King Ghezo of Dahomey. She was given as a "gift" to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy and became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Captain James Pinson Labulo Davies, a wealthy Nigerian philanthropist.
Name of a 2000 song by Korean singer BoA, which was named after/about a cat she “had” (note: she didn't, it was just a tool to promote her).
I like this spelling better than Sarah, but it's kind of boring and overused, I think it's fine if others like this name, I just personally find it boring and plain!
Sara is whimsical and evocative of myrrh and Turkish Delights.IMPORTANT TO NOTE: It is the *American*-English way of pronouncing Sarah the same as Sara - just search YouTube Sara Pronunciation and read the comments, in many other countries they are different sounding names.
In England (and many other countries worldwide) Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently. Sara rhymes with Lara, Sarah rhymed with fairer. I love both of these names.
Also Judeo-French and Judeo-Provençal: https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/jewish/levy/sara.html
Also Judeo-Anglo-Norman.
Source: Seror, Simon "Les noms des femmes juives en Angleterre au Moyen Âge".
Sara Gilbert is an American actress, director, and producer known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She is also creator and former co-host of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk and had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.
I have changed my mind, I now like Sarah and Sara equally.I think Sarah has more of a classic feel, while Sara feels more modern and youthful :)
I like this name a lot, it's pretty. Sarah seems like an older spelling for it.
I chose the name Sara for my daughter. I'm in love with this name since I was a child. Does someone know when is the name day for Sara is in Danmark?
I used to prefer this spelling but, now I think that it looks like it is missing something. Still, this is a gorgeous name!
Gorgeous name, I am also fond of Clara and Lara.
I think this can be said Sehr-ah or Saa-rah and it should cause no problems. I like both Sarah and Sara. Australians tend to say Sara like Saa-rah but if a wearer of the name corrected my pronunciation I wouldn't mind because it's their name.
In England Sara and Sarah are different names. Sara rhymes with Tara, Lara, Zara, Cara etc.
I like the name, it's prettier than Sarah because in my country it's pronounced sah-rah and sair-ah sounds too different.
Also Gascon and Provençal: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=300 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans
Also Japanese.
Homely name.
I feel uncomfortable without the h. And even with the h, the name itself is too boring.
I changed my mind. This name is pretty cute, and I like both Sara AND Sarah equally the same.
My name is Sara. I was named after my great grandmother whose name was "Sarah." She died the year I was born (1989). My grandmother insisted that my name be without the "h" because she disliked that spelling. I have never really cared for my name. It was popular in the 90's when I was in school. My last name was Johnson, which is a common last name. There were like 4 Sara(h) Johnson's in my class alone. We had to spell out our middle names so the teachers would know whose work was whose.
I like this name better with no H cause H’s are EW!
Quite a gorgeous whimsical name with international appeal.
It seems Americans pronounce Sarah and Sara the same way. In England they are different names.
In Britain we generally pronounce it to rhyme with Cara, Clara and Zara.
Sarah is sair-ah
Sara is saah-ra.
I like this spelling better than Sarah. Sara looks less fussy and less puritanical, too. It's modern and exciting, but still has the oldtimey joy found in Sarah.
I had four Sara and Sarah’s in my graduating class of 1992!
A lot better than Sarah in my opinion.
Sara to me looks incomplete. I prefer Sarah.
Sara is pronounced: SARE-AH.
Sara or Sarah is a feminine given name found in many different areas of the world. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe and North America, and the Middle East—being commonly used as a female first name by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions. In Arabic Sara translates to "joy" and "delight" In Hebrew Sara means "Princess". While frequently, the name refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament, and the Islamic Quran. In Hebrew, and Persian, it means woman of high rank, often simply translated as "Princess". In Modern Hebrew, "sarah" (שרה) is the word for "woman minister".
Sara is also Romanian. The popularity chart for Romania should be a further indicator of that. In fact, Sara is one of the most common female names in Romania. [noted -ed]Romanian Pronunciation: SA-ra.
Sara is also Occitan, Galician, Bulgarian, Albanian, Turkish, and Amharic.Scripts: Сара (Bulgarian), ሳራ (Amharic)Occitan Pronunciation: SA-raGalician Pronunciation: SA-raAlbanian Pronunciation: SA-raTurkish Pronunciation: SA-rah.
Very pretty, but for me it sounds like a name for a cat, I think it's because my grandmother's kitty was named Sara.
Also Romanian: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara [noted -ed]
You'll find numerous bearers on social media.
So pretty! Simple, and can be used in many languages. I love the biblical association. I'm planning to use this name in a story of mine. :)
The Ballad of Sara Berry, anyone? From 35 mm?
Love it! Love it! LOVE IT! I honestly don't prefer Sarah nor do I prefer Sara, either is great. Sara feels like a more delicate and simple name.
I prefer this international version over the English spelling with an "H".
I prefer Sarah.
Americans pronounce Sara in a very strange way. Pretty much everywhere else (to my knowledge) says it Saah-ra, not Sare-ah. They're different names!
I feel Sara is too simple and modern. Sarah is a more classic name. Just my opinion.
There’s much more light in Sarah.
I think this spelling is more modern, and for some reason I like it better. Beautiful name nonetheless!
I prefer this to Sarah.
Sara is the name of Eric the Huntsman’s wife in the film the Huntsman: Winter’s War. Portrayed by Jessica Chastain.
This is the name of Sara Bareilles, a singer, songwriter and actress that wrote much of the score of Waitress. One of her best-known songs is Brave.
Also Sorbian: https://hsb.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sara.
This is my older sister's name. My mom wanted to name her first daughter this because she used to baby-sit a girl named Sara and fell in love with the name. My parents preferred to spell it without the "h" because they thought it was too old-fashioned. My sister really likes it, and she tells me people frequently comment they prefer this spelling. I like the association with Sara Crewe, the heroine in "A Little Princess" because it's my favorite book. Not the most original name, but it does have solid history in many cultures.
Worst spelling.
People often seem to forget that adding an extra letter to a name, like Ann vs Anne, Rachel vs Rachael, Barbra vs Barbara, Megan vs Meghan etc, is usually just to make the name more complete and prettier, and not to change the pronunciation. So Sara and Sarah are the same.
I might be the only one who likes the original, this one is bland and boring.
Sara is an amazing name. A young girl needs a name that inspires and shows power. This is perfect.
My BFF name is Sara and she fits the name beautifully. It truly is a great name.
Sarai or Sarah whatever, was an old old woman who had a baby in the Bible. That would be enough weirdness to scare me away from this name. Besides, it sounds low rent.
In 2018, 29 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Sara who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 130th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
Sara replaced the name "Sandy" after the 2012 hurricane. It will be used in 2018.
Sara from Toonami, a sexy AI lady! Sara is a pretty sexy name thanks to her!
I love my name which is SARA! I think the h at the end is pointless and dumb. I have to always say "I am Sara with no h"!
Sara bint Faisal Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian activist for women and children welfare and a member of the House of Saud. Sara bint Faisal is a daughter of King Faisal and Iffat Al Thunayan. Her full-siblings include Prince Mohammad, Prince Saud, Prince Turki, Princess Lolowah and Princess Haifa.
Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi princess and the daughter of Prince Talal. Sara bint Talal was raised in Riyadh in the liberal, more progressive branch of Prince Talal. Her mother is Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Alangary and she has a full-brother Turki bin Talal. She was nicknamed "little Barbie" because of her beauty and her material well-being but educated by a strict English caretaker. After studies at the King Saud University in Riyadh, she married a royal cousin but divorced in her twenties. Princess Sara ran a local charity organization in Saudi Arabia in the mid-2000s. She stated after Crown Prince Abdullah became king in August 2005 that her father was also a contender for the Saudi throne. She also told the AFP "We, the Saudi people, want a clearer mechanism for succession... All (members of the royal family) agreed on Crown Prince Abdullah given that he is the eldest and best qualified. Prince Sultan was also agreed upon to become crown prince. But what happens next?" She accompanied her father while he was ambassador to UNICEF, visiting refugee camps.
Sara Pinto Sampaio is a Portuguese model best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel and working for Calzedonia, as well as her appearance in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, a first for a Portuguese supermodel, for which she won Rookie of the Year.
Sara Beth Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single "Love Song", which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Bareilles has sold over one million albums and over nine million singles/downloads in the United States alone and has earned six Grammy Award nominations, including one Album of the Year nomination for her album The Blessed Unrest. In the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, Bareilles was a celebrity judge alongside Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman. In February 2012, VH1 placed Bareilles in the 80th spot of the Top 100 Greatest Women in Music. Her memoir, Sounds Like Me: My Life in Song, was published in 2015 and was listed by The New York Times as a best-seller. She composed music and wrote lyrics for the Broadway musical Waitress, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score in 2016 and a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album. She took her final bow as Jenna Hunterson on June 11th, 2017.
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country music singer and songwriter. Evans has released seven studio albums: Three Chords and the Truth, No Place That Far, Born to Fly, Restless, Real Fine Place, Stronger, Slow Me Down, plus one Christmas album, At Christmas. Of her albums, Born to Fly is her best-selling, with a double-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of two million copies. She has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; while none of the singles from her debut album made Top 40 there, she had her first major hit in late 1998-early 1999 with "No Place That Far", the second single from the album of the same name, which went to No. 1. Four additional singles have reached No. 1 as well: "Born to Fly", "Suds in the Bucket", "A Real Fine Place to Start", and "A Little Bit Stronger", plus four more that reached Top 10. Several of her singles have also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where she has seven Top 40 entries. Evans has also won one award each from Billboard, the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, Broadcast Music Incorporated, and a Dove Award.
Sara Tommasi is an Italian actress and television personality. She made her film debut in the 2008 comedy Ultimi della classe playing a teacher who had appeared in a "sexy" calendar shoot. Tommasi herself had appeared topless in a Max Calendar shoot in 2007. In 2010 she appeared nude in an episode of the television series Crimini.
Sara Caroline Seger is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sweden women's national football team and Olympique Lyon of the French Division 1 Féminine. She serves as co-captain for the Swedish national team alongside Lotta Schelin. Seger, who is from Helsingborg, played for Linköpings FC for five seasons from 2005 until 2009. In 2011, she returned to Sweden with LdB FC Malmö after spending two seasons in the American Women's Professional Soccer with Philadelphia Independence and Western New York Flash. Ahead of the 2012 season she signed a two-year contract with Tyresö FF, moving to France in 2014 to play for Paris Saint-Germain. Seger won the Diamantbollen in 2009, which is awarded annually to the best Swedish women's soccer player.
I adore this name and its pronunciation SAHra. It sounds and looks pretty. I also think it looks better without the h.
Sara Paxton is an American actress, model and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the series Darcy's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland. Paxton's most notable roles have been in the films Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown, Sydney White, Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left, The Innkeepers. She has also appeared prominently in television, with a lead role in Darcy's Wild Life. In 2016, it was announced that Paxton was cast in David Lynch's 2017 Twin Peaks series.
Sara Takanashi is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female athletes in the sport, having won four World Cup titles (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017) and three medals at the World Championships (2013 and 2015). Takanashi holds the record of 53 World Cup individual victories.
Sara Botello is the wife of French professional footballer Aymeric Laporte.
Sara Groves is an American contemporary Christian singer, record producer, and author. Groves received her Bachelor of Science degree in history and English in 1994 from Evangel University, a private Christian university in Springfield, Missouri. Groves spent four years teaching high school in Rosemount, Minnesota before recording her first album, Past the Wishing, in 1998. Since then, she has released nine additional albums and appeared on several others. Groves has been nominated for three Dove Awards including New Artist of the Year in 2002 and Special Event Album of the Year 2003 by the Gospel Music Association. She was named one of the best Christian music artists of 2005 and the album, Add to the Beauty, was named Album of the Year for 2005 by CCM Magazine.
Sara Errani is a professional tennis player from Italy. As of Sept 14th, 2015 she is the Italian no. 3 (out of five Italians in the top-100) and ranked world no. 21 in singles and world no. 29 in doubles. She has won nine career singles titles, and 25 career doubles titles, including five Grand Slam championships and five Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 titles. Errani's breakthrough season occurred in 2012. At the Australian Open, she reached the quarterfinals in singles and was a finalist in doubles. Known as a clay-court specialist, Errani won three titles on clay going into the 2012 French Open, where she reached the finals in both the singles and doubles tournaments, winning the doubles title with her partner Roberta Vinci. They also won the doubles titles at the 2012 US Open, and the 2013 and 2014 Australian Open. By winning the 2014 Wimbledon Women's Doubles title together, Errani and Vinci became only the fifth pair in tennis history to complete a Career Grand Slam. Her achievement in reaching the 2012 US Open singles semifinals leaves Wimbledon as the only Grand Slam tournament in which Errani has yet to make the quarterfinals in singles.
Sara Goldrick-Rab is Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology at Temple University. A sociologist of higher education, Goldrick-Rab's research focuses on policies that aim to reduce socioeconomic and racial inequalities. She received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Award in 2014.
Sara Forsberg, known professionally as Saara (stylised as SAARA; formerly Smo, Smoukahontas, or Smokahontas), is a Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTube personality, fashion designer, model, actress, comedian, television presenter, multi-instrumentalist, and impersonator. She is well known for her comedic persona, makeup, singing abilities, but mostly her skill with languages and pseudo-languages. As a singer, Forsberg was signed to Capitol Records in 2014 and released her debut single "Ur Cool" in April 2015, which went on to become a top ten hit in her native Finland. She stepped out of the contract in early 2016 after disagreements with the label and her producer. Forsberg has continued to release music as an independent artist in affiliation with Universal Music Group.
Sara Jovanović also known as Sara Jo, is an Italian-born Serbian singer. She rose to national media prominence as a contestant on the second season of Prvi glas Srbije, a Serbian talent show similar to The Voice. As a part of the girl group Moje 3, along with Nevena Božović and Mirna Radulović, Jovanović represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Ljubav je svuda", but failed to qualify for the final.
Sara Sampaio is a Portuguese model best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel and working for Calzedonia, as well as her appearance in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, a first for a Portuguese supermodel, for which she won Rookie of the Year. She has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Sports Illustrated. She won Portuguese Golden Globes in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for Best Female Model.
Sara Carbonero Arévalo is a Spanish sports journalist. Since early 2000, she was the TV presenter for Telecinco, until she moved to Oporto, in Portugal, when her husband Iker Casillas joined Futebol Clube do Porto, in July 2015.
Sara (pronounced Sah-ra) is also a common Persian name that means "Purity" and "Guilelessness".
The Persian "Sara" has nothing to do with the Biblical Sarah. Indeed, it is not of Semitic origin at all. Persian is an Indo-European language. The word /Sara/ in Persian means 'pure, uncontaminated'. In Iran and other Persian/Iranian speaking countries (such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan) it is used as a feminine name.
Sara is the second name of my daughter. I regret using Sara as her first name and not putting on the "h". I prefer Sarah with an h. Her first name is Meryam but I call her Sara.
This spelling is so much better then Sarah!
As a Sara, I really like my name. I've never met another Sara and have only met one Sarah. The downside of having the name without the h is that, in my experience, people always assume it has an h so I've stopped being 'Sara' I'm now 'Sara-no-h'... It's annoying, but I love my name.
I am a Sara and honestly, I like my name very much. Sarah is a more common spelling but they both have the same meaning. I have only met one other Sara.
This spelling to me isn't extremely feminine sounding, so it suits my part tomboyish personality.
Sara is the name of Ed's bratty little sister from the show, Ed Edd n Eddy.
Overused name.
The name is also rather common in Iceland. [noted -ed]
I was going to be named Sara/Sarah but my parents called me Bebe instead.
This name isn't a favorite of mine, but I prefer this spelling to Sarah.
This is my name and I think it's very pretty.
To the folks who are commenting on the pronunciation of Sarah vs. Sara... what?! They are pronounced the same!
Mostly the same as Sarah, although it can still have a bit of difference.
In Arabic Sara (سارة) is pronounced "SAA-rah", sounding different from "Sare-ah". [noted -ed]
Sara is a fictional character in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.
I don't like this name at all. It is plain and lacks anything special to me. I don't know why people like it so much. It's so common - I know a ton of Sarah's. I have an aunt Sarah (she's in her 50's), she named her daughter Sarah (who's in her 30's) and my other cousin married a 'Sara' (without the 'h'). I went to school with at least 5 Sarahs (grade school, middle school, high school) and have worked with 2 Sarah's. I have another cousin who named his daughter Sarah Alexis (she's 8) and another friend who named her daughter Sarah Daniella. This name is really, really super popular. I dislike Sarai/Sarahi and the nickname Sarita even more.I don't like this name in the slightest.
I'll never for the life of me understand why this name is so mega popular, or why it's liked. I think it's boring. So short and plain. I don't like it at all.
Sara is also the Georgian form of Sarah.In Georgian, Sara is written as: სარა.
Sara will appear on the storm naming list in 2018. It was chosen to replace Sandy, which was retired after 2012.
I prefer Sarah to Sara, it's easier to say, unless you pronounce it the same.
This is my favorite spelling of Sarah! It sounds so much prettier without the H.
Although this name is commonly used (And I absolutely DO NOT like common names), I would definitely name a daughter this because of the Fleetwood Mac song!
Sara Smile was a popular song by Hall and Oates.
I first heard that song in 1978-79 and fell in love with the name. In 1996, I gave the name to my daughter.
2010, I still think the name is breathtakingly beautiful.
This name isn't a variation of Sarah, but vice versa. Just like Rachel (Rey-chel) originated from the biblical equivalent and Dinah originated from Dina. Sara from the Torah was actually called saRAI at first, then became saRA or SAra.
A common name in its own right, I prefer the spelling Sara much more than the traditional Sarah, of which I know *way too many*. Despite the beauty of Sarah, it can get tiresome when you know so many people with the name. I still like Sara, though: simple, and the sound is beautiful.
Also Croatian.
I like this spelling more than the one with an H, but no matter how you spell it I love the name. It has a great meaning and a sweet, simple sound. It works on anyone from a newborn baby to an old woman. My favorite combination is Sara Violet.
My sister's name. She was named without the 'h' because our parents thought it looked too old-fashioned, and she loves her name and the spelling. The only possible downside it how common it is. I think it is a very pretty name, though.
"Sara" is the name of 3 songs of note
- a 1976 song by Bob Dylan, released on his album "Desire", as a tribute to his wife
- a 1979 Stevie Nicks-penned and sung song by Fleetwood Mac
- a 1985 song by Starship, arguably the most successful of these 3, which hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The lead singer was Mickey Thomas.
Note that in Finnish, "Sara" means plants of genus Carex, so can be considered a nature-related name as well.
I love this name, but it is WAY too overused. I know like eight Sara(h)s in school alone, and like another three outside of school! However, it is a really really pretty name. And it's even prettier without the "h" at the end of it! XDD
I think this spelling is MUCH prettier than "Sarah". I think the H makes it ugly (no offense).
My name is Sara (pronounced like SAIR-uh) and I've only met one other person with this name and they had the H at the end. I quite like it like that, though Sara without the H seems a bit more modern? I've no idea.
To me Sara is pronounced differently to Sarah;
Sara = Sah-rah
Sarah = Sair-ruh
Just from experience with people I've met named Sara or Sarah.
This name shouldn't be listed as a cognate when it is just a matter of spelling. [noted -ed]
Sara Fielding is the heroine of Lisa Kelypas's novel "Dreaming of You." It is often considered the pinnacle of her literary career.
I like the name in general, but as an American name I like it better with the "H" because I know more people with it spelled like that.
Sara is pronunced both "SER-ə" and "SAR-ə". The pronunciation is simply determined by which country you're in or the origin, the spelling has in most cases nothing to do with it.Because in some countries they pronunce it "SAR-ə" even though it has a H in the end.
Dr. Sara Tancredi, a character in the TV series "Prison Break".
I pronounce it more like Cara or Tara than Sarah.
Actress Marlee Matlin and Kevin Grandalski have a daughter Sara Grandalska, born 19th January, 1996.
This name is also used in Hebrew, common among French-Israeli's. It's pronounced Sah-rah. Stress on the first a.
In my opinion the way you spell the name has a lot to do with which country or language you are planning to use the name in.
I'm from Norway and I prefer the spelling Sara here, that's the most used spelling, however in English I would have prefered the spelling Sarah.
Sara Stanley was a character from the "Avonlea" tv series, and she was played by actress Sarah Polley.
One of my best friends is called Sara. She is the only person I have ever met who had her name spelled without the h in the ending. It's a lovely name and I like it the best without the h which in my eyes is unnecessary.
I knew so many Sara/Sarahs growing up, probably because I knew a lot of Christian families. I like this name a lot more than I used to, and maybe it's because I hear it less these days. (The 'h' is a must. It completes the name.)
I love this name, but I would pronounce it Sah - rah, because if there is a name with an h, why steal another! I think Sah - rah is very pretty and I love the book A Little Princess.
This is nowadays a common little girls' name in Finland, probably top 10 or something like that. The traditional form here is Saara, Sara is more a newcomer. The word also means a kind of hay-looking plant.
I have a friend named Sara. She pronounces it SER-ah. I have another friend in New York named Sara, but she pronounces it SAH-rah. I think it depends on where you're from to pronounce your name, because they get angry if you pronounce it the other way. And it is a beautiful name. Bless all that bear it.
My boyfriend's sister is named Sara. They live in Morocco. I admit it was funny to hear such a familiar name to my American ears, after meeting Khadija, Fatima, Aicha, Zohara.
Sara Quin is from the band Tegan and Sara.
Sara Bareilles is a musical artist.
Sara Lumholdt was in the A*Teens and now goes by the name Sara Love for her solo career.
All my favorite "Sarahs" are "Saras." =)
I love this version of the name, Sara.
My name is Sara and I used to not like it but I'm starting to like it more, though I only know one other Sara but quite a few Sarahs.Something people may not know about the name:
One of the Nuremberg Laws created by the NAZI's was that Jews without "Jewish sounding" names had to use the middle name Sara(h) for women and Israel for men.
Also means "Queen" in Scottish.
I'm sorry but I don't really like this spelling. I think when it is spelled with the 'h' it is prettier.
I love this name! It is the name of my best friend and to me it is the correct spelling. I personally think it looks kind of strange with the "h" at the end.
I like Sara but prefer Sarah. When one is accustomed to seeing names with 'h's on the end, they just look incomplete without them.
My best friend's name is Sara. I definitely like the name better without an "H".
It's pronounced sa-rah in Italian, too. My Italian teacher is from Italy and there's a girl named Sarah in my class. We think it's funny, because he says Sarah the Italian way.
How you pronounce it depends on your country of origin, and has very little to do with the origin of the name itself. If you are using it based on its English history then Sair-uh is an entirely appropriate way to say it. If you are going with a Romance language for its origin it should be Sahr-uh. Different strokes for different folks, and no need to throw stones. My best friend in first grade had this name and pronounced it Sair-uh. Why is anyone offended by how someone else pronounces a name? If you name the kid, you can pronounce it any way you want.
Sara is beautiful but I much prefer the spelling "Sarah". (No offense)
It annoys me to no end when people pronounce Sara and Sarah the same! I think it's just an American tradition but in other countries Sara is "SAR-ra" and Sarah is "SAIR-uh". They are different!
It's of Arabic/Middle Eastern origin too, and in Urdu (sah-rah) it means "everything". It's probably something different in Arabic! Either way I love this name! It's really pretty! And has MANY different great meanings!
Sara Paxton is someone who has this name. She's an actor on Darcy's Wild Life.
A famous bearer is the UK radio presenter, Sara Cox. I have heard her name pronounced like SAH-rah, and like SAIR-ah, so I think there is some confusion.
Sara Groves is a Christian music artist.
Sara Lownds is a former model and ex-wife of Bob Dylan.
I think it's much prettier without the extra 'h' at the end.
A famous bearer of the name is country singer Sara Evans, who is currently a celebrity dancer on the show "Dancing with the Stars".
I love this name. It is biblical, but it is modern as well. I must say that I prefer this spelling to Sarah. The meaning is great too.
My friend Sara kills people when they spell her name wrong, she says they always want to spell it Sarah and she says if it was spelled that way then it would be pronounced S-air-ah-ha.
English should be listed as well.
Listen to the German pronunciation of Sara here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.
I don't like this name, I know a girl who has it. Anyway, I think Sarah is better. Here we pronounce it Sa-ra. But it's not the same 'r' as the English use.
My name is Sara, and I pronounce it literally as it is spelt "sa-ra", not like the version with the -h, but still loads of people try to call me Sarah. Both mean princess and there are quite a few people with this name. It is actually a Welsh name as well.
As previously mentioned, this is also the Welsh form of the name.
Sára Saudková is famous photographer, with Samuel Saudek has daughter Sára.
I love this name. Although in my own language Japanese, Sara means "dish" or "new" (but in that case, it is pronounced Sah-ra), it is used for Japanese girls.
My daughter is Sara without the 'h' and I had to battle with my family who used to pronounce it in the English way! We are Italian so 'SARA' it is!
I love this spelling.
Sara is also a Polish name. [noted -ed]
Sara Crewe is the main character in Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's book, A Little Princess. She starts out a rich, kind little girl before poverty strikes her and she is forced to work as a servant at the school in which she used to be a student. Shirley Temple played her in the 1939 film adaptation, while Liesel Matthews was Sara in the 1995 version.
This is the first name of Jorja Fox's character,'Sara Sidle', on the US hit TV serie "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
In Switzerland we write Sara(h) almost ever without a H.
A famous bearer is actress Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975). From 1988 to 1997, she played Darlene Conner-Healy on the comedy "Roseanne", and currently stars on the WB sitcom "Twins" as Mitchee. She is also the half-sister of Melissa Gilbert.
I have never heard of this name before I met my future husband, his sister's name is Saralyn. Quite an unusual variation of Sara(h) I thought. Pronounced all in one word as Saralyn, not Sara Lyn.
This is the most beautiful version of the name's spelling. It's the Greek form of "Sarah". The name represents royalty, being that is was the name of the mother of "nations" and "kings of people" (Gen. 17:15). I am most honored to personally know a Princess by this name.
An under-used variation of the popular American name Sarah.

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