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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Sarah is Hebrew in origin. Its earliest appearance is in the Bible, Book of Genesis, and first book of the Bible's Old Testament (as well as the Torah in Judaism). Sarah was Abraham's wife. Abraham was visited by God and told to leave Ur of the Chaldeans (ancient Babylon) with his wife Sarai (God changed her name to Sarah later) and go to a land that God would show them. God promised to make a nation from them (even though Sarah was well past child-bearing age) and bless the entire world through their children. The name Sarah has been used in numerous languages throughout history. The name is closely associated with Christianity and Judaism.

POPULARITY

The name became popular in the 1700s and has maintained its popularity though the years since that time. Sarah has been in the top 100 in the United States since 1900. It is ranked as #4 in popularity for the past decade. It ranks #15 on the Social Security Administration's latest list.

FACTS

• The Sarah of the Bible and the Torah was known for her great beauty even into her old age. She was once taken from her husband, Abraham, by an Egyptian Pharoah who was enamored by her great beauty and desired her for his harem. She was in her eighties at the time. The child that God had promised her, Isaac, was born to her when she was ninety years old.

• The name Sarah has been immortalized in songs in a multitude of genres from Bob Dylan's "Sarah Jane" to James Taylor's "Sarah Maria" to Thin Lizzy's "Sarah" to Kid Rock's "Hard Night for Sarah" to Sarah Connor's "From Sarah with Love" and numerous others.

• "The Terminator: Sarah Conner Chronicles" television program premiered in 2008

• Sarah in Arabic means pleasant.

NAMESAKES

• The beautiful Sara Orange Tip butterfly living in California, Oregon and Washington
• The lovely plant variety Hosta Sara
• The delectable SaraLee Bakery
• SARA, the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Sarah McLachlan (b. Jan.28,1968), musician
• Saint Sarah, Patron Saint of Gypsies
• Sara Teasdale (b. Aug. 8, 1884), American poet
• Sarah Polk (b. Sept. 4, 1803), First Lady from 1845*1849
• Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (b. Oct. 15, 1959)
• Sarah Jessica Parker (b. March 25, 1965), actress
• Sarah Bernhardt (b. Oct. 22, 1845), actress

OTHER SARAH'S

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Author: L Crawford, +Sabertooth