Sarah

Meaning

The excerpts explicitly gloss Sarah as Hebrew for “princess.” One passage also contrasts Sarah with the earlier form Sarai, described there as “quarrelsome,” saying Sarai was changed into Sarah. In standard biblical usage, Sarah is the wife of Abraham and one of the best-known names in the Christian naming tradition.

Origin

Fun fact

The source notes that Sarah was presented as a transformed form of Sarai, with the meaning shifting from “quarrelsome” to “the princess.”