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Meaning & Origins
Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names. A meaning of the name Sarah is Princess.
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Muslim (widespread throughout the Muslim world): from the Arabic personal name Aḥmad ‘the most praised’, elative adjective from ḥamid (see Hamid). This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. In the Qur’an (6:16) Jesus foretells the arrival of Aḥmad (the Prophet Muhammad) in the words: ‘I have brought good news about a messenger who will come after me, whose name will be Aḥmad’.
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Nicknames & variations
Sara, Sarahi, Sarai, Saray, Saraya, Sarae, Saraha, Sarahy, Saraa, Sarayu
Ahmadi, Ahmann, Annas, Ahmadieh, Ahmadzai, Ahmadu, Aumais, Ahmadian, Annakie, Aimaq
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