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Given name · Hebrew

שרה

“princess, noblewoman”

In Hebrew use, שרה shares an earlier linguistic root with سارة. One Arabic interpretation is “princess, noblewoman.”

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Sarah.

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Hebrew use, שרה shares an earlier linguistic root with سارة. One Arabic interpretation is “princess, noblewoman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

שרה comes from Proto-Semitic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Semitic *śarār (“to rule”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

שרה’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, שרה shares a linguistic root with the Arabic form سارة. In Hebrew usage, שרה has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sarah.

Walk שרה’s family in the name graph

שרהSarahസാറسارةשָׂרָה

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

שרה has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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