Sara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sara"

English

Etymology

From Latin Sara (“Sarah”).

Pronunciation

• like Sarah, which see

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹə
• Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Proper noun

Sara (plural Saras)

1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Sarah
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:11:

     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

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːra/, [ˈsɑːʁɑ]

Proper noun

Sara

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Sarah

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sara, from Latin Sara, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Hebrew שָׂרָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.raː/

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• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara f

1. (biblical) Sarah

   Synonyms: Sarai, Saraï

2. a female given name from Hebrew

Related terms

• Saartje

Anagrams

• aars, raas

Ewe

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.

Finnish

Etymology 1

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] (older pronunciation, perceived as Swedish influence)
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara

1. a female given name
   • 1927, Anni Swan, Sara ja Sarri, WSOY, published 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? - - -"

     Sarri curtseyed and felt very awkward.
     "The provost's wife sent her regards", she got blurted out.
     "Thank you. What is your name?"
     "Saara."
     "How funny is that! That's the same name I have."
     The ole lady turned towards the person speaking.
     "Sara, are you up this early? - - -"

   • 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.

     And if you may still pronounce Sara from your sacred pulpit, not Saara. 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.

     ―I've got the same name as an actress.
     ―Who.
     ―Dad tells me that.
     ―What's the name.
     ―Sara.
     ―That's a good name.
     ―Sara Suurperkiö, six years old.

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

     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.

     Sara had loathed her surname ever since she was a child, and some dozen years later she had changed it to Selin, the maiden name of her father's mother. At the same time Saara lost one of its A's, but her mother and Veikko still called her Saara.

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

Statistics

• Sara is the 55^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 12,076 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,848 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

From sara (“sedge”) or the weak grade of sarka through place names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara

1. a Finnish surname

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

Statistics

• The surname Sara belongs to 146 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʁa/

Proper noun

Sara f

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

Anagrams

• aras, rasa

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾa/ [ˈs̺a.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra
• Homophone: sara

Proper noun

Sara f

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaːʁa]

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• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara

1. (biblical) Sarah
2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew; variant form Sarah

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːra/
• Rhymes: -aːra

Proper noun

Sara f (proper noun, genitive singular Söru)

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

Declension

Declension of Sara (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Sara
accusative	Söru
dative	Söru
genitive	Söru

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Sāra, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: Sà‧ra

Proper noun

Sara f

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

Further reading

• Sara on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• Arsa, arsa, rasa

Japanese

Romanization

Sara

1. Rōmaji transcription of サラ

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from שָׂרָה (Śārāh)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.ra/, [ˈs̠äːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ra/, [ˈsäːrä]

Proper noun

Sāra f sg (genitive Sārae); first declension

1. a female given name from Hebrew

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sāra
genitive	Sārae
dative	Sārae
accusative	Sāram
ablative	Sārā
vocative	Sāra

Norwegian

Proper noun

Sara

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ɾɐ/

• Homophone: sara
• Rhymes: -aɾɐ
• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra

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
• Sahara (obsolete)

Proper noun

Sara m

1. Sahara (a desert in northern Africa)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎːra/

Proper noun

Sára f (Cyrillic spelling Са́ра)

1. a female given name

Further reading

• “Sara”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sáːra/

Proper noun

Sȃra f

1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	Sara
gen. sing.	Sare
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Sara	Sari	Sare
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Sare	Sar	Sar
dative (dajȃlnik)	Sari	Sarama	Saram
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Saro	Sari	Sare
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Sari	Sarah	Sarah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Saro	Sarama	Sarami

Further reading

• “Sara”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾa/ [ˈsa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: Sa‧ra

Proper noun

Sara f

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

Quotations

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ˈʀa/

Proper noun

Sara

1. the Sahara
2. a female given name