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Sara (female)

Variants:Zara (F)
Pet Name(s):Sári (F)
Can be spelt:Sarah (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English spelling variant of Sarah, from Hebrew "princess"; OT Genesis 13:16, etc.  The spelling occurs significantly often in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire.  It is also used for Sarah in the Greek version of the New Testament.

The Hungarian form is accented: Sára.  Sári is a Hungarian pet name
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