Sarah

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈsɛərÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈsærÉ™/, /ˈsÉ›rÉ™/

Origin

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara, "lady, princess"), which was originally converted from the given name שָׂרָי (saráy, "Sarai").

Full definition of Sarah

Proper noun

1. Wife of patriarch Abraham, mother of Isaac.
• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 17:15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
• 1988 Margaret Atwood: Cat's Eye: page 15:I also have two daughters, by now grown up. Their names are Sarah and Anne, good sensible names. - - - I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children, because look what happened to Cordelia.

Related terms

• Sadie, Sallie, Sally, Sara

Synonyms

• wife of Abraham: Sarai

Anagrams

• haras, Sahar