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Sara

Meaning

Means "princess", "lady".

Origin and History

  • · Hebrew: Means 'princess' or 'noblewoman.' In the Bible, Sarah was Abraham's wife and the mother of Isaac.
  • · Variants: Also spelled 'Sarah' in English and other languages, with the same pronunciation.

Traits and personality

Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials A, J and S map to the number 1: an independent, self-sufficient personality with a natural leader's instinct — goal-driven, more inclined to blaze a trail than follow one. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
S
Syllables
2

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