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Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Sarah

Sarah is the international form of the biblical name Sára, borne by Abraham's wife and Isaac's mother. It is associated with a long Jewish and Christian tradition and is used in multiple languages. It has two syllables; it differs from the Slovak form Sára in spelling and, in individual languages, in pronunciation as well.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Sarah
Slovak:
Czech:
Hungarian:
Polish:
German:
Sarah
Spanish:
French:
Sarah
Italian:
Sarah
Portuguese:
Sarah
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Sarah has a Hebrew meaning of "princess" and refers to a noble woman.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Meno pochádza z hebrejského Śārāh (שָׂרָה), ktoré znamená „kňažná, princezná, vznešená pani“. Ide o ženský náprotivok hebrejského śar, označujúceho knieža alebo hodnostára. Slovenskou podobou tohto biblického mena je Sára.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Hebrejský pôvod a význam potvrdzuje onomastické pracovisko Kodanskej univerzity. Podobu Sarah medzi nesklonnými ženskými menami uvádza Nový deklinačný systém slovenských substantív, s. 36, sprístupnený JÚĽŠ SAV. Domácke tvary vychádzajú z podoby Sára; nejde o kodifikovaný ani frekvenčne overený zoznam. Konkrétne heslo v publikácii Vyberte si meno pre svoje dieťa nebolo priamo overené.

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International Traveler Index

How easily Sarah is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Degree of global adaptability100 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

SARAH

100% identical to original form
Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling
World languages:

11 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Travel strengths of this name
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Pri výslovnosti prispôsobenej slovenčine: sára, bez koncového h. Výslovnosť zahraničných nositeliek sa môže líšiť podľa jazyka.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 2

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Sarah
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Sarah
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Sarah
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Sarah
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Sarah
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Sarah
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Sarah

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
SárkaSárinkaSáruškaSári
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Sarah
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Sárka! Sárinka! Sáruška!

Notable figures named Sarah

21

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Sarah Bernhardtová
1844 – 1923Historical Figure

French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)

Sarah Palinová
born 1964Notable Figure

Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009

Sarah Jessica Parkerová
born 1965Notable Figure

American actress (born 1965)

Sarah Michelle Gellarová
born 1977Notable Figure

American actress (born 1977)

Sarah Toscanová
born 2006Notable Figure

Italian singer-songwriter and actress

Sarah Wayne Calliesová
born 1977Notable Figure

American actress and director

Sarah Fergusonová
born 1959Notable Figure

British writer, charity patron, public speaker, film producer and television personality, and former Duchess of York

Sarah Paulsonová
born 1974Notable Figure

American actress

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Full name:

Sarah Smith

2 + 1 = 3 syllables

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Initials / monogram:with dots:S.S.without dots:SS

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Zasiahnuté regióny / jazyky:DE
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