The first name Sara

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About the first name Sara

Meaning

The name Sara is a form related to Sarah and shares its traditional meaning: “princess”.

Historical origin

Sara belongs to the same name family as Sarah. The name Sarah comes from Hebrew Sarah, the name of Abraham’s wife in the Bible.

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In archival records, Sara may coexist with Sarah or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:sa-rasaʁ.a

Frequency of the first name Sara by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Sara by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name SaraLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Sara in baptisms by year.2001501005001770181718641911195820051770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 16 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 12 baptisms1825–1829 34 baptisms1830–1834 30 baptisms1835–1839 50 baptisms1840–1844 114 baptisms1845–1849 84 baptisms1850–1854 110 baptisms1855–1859 128 baptisms1860–1864 88 baptisms1865–1869 66 baptisms1870–1874 72 baptisms1875–1879 74 baptisms1880–1884 50 baptisms1885–1889 32 baptisms1890–1894 14 baptisms1895–1899 26 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 18 baptisms1985–1989 8 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms1995–1999 16 baptisms2000–2004 10 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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