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in reply to a message by Maris
I'm not sure where you're posting from, but it's still in the Top 100 in the United States, and was absurdly popular in the 80s and 90s.
I view Sarah as sort of the ultimate compromise name. There is inherently nothing objectionable about it (unless you're vehemently opposed to Biblical names) - it is easy to spell, sounds pretty, and can be pronounced by just about every culture (same with Anna). Sarah has all these positives, but I never hear about how Sarah was a parent's favorite name - more like it was the top name that both parents agreed in liking. Nobody loves it, but everyone likes it.
Personally, I find the no-H spelling Sara to be more visually appealing, but in general Sara / Sarah is just too dang common for me ever to consider.
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I view Sarah as sort of the ultimate compromise name. There is inherently nothing objectionable about it (unless you're vehemently opposed to Biblical names) - it is easy to spell, sounds pretty, and can be pronounced by just about every culture (same with Anna). Sarah has all these positives, but I never hear about how Sarah was a parent's favorite name - more like it was the top name that both parents agreed in liking. Nobody loves it, but everyone likes it.
Personally, I find the no-H spelling Sara to be more visually appealing, but in general Sara / Sarah is just too dang common for me ever to consider.
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I’m a Sarah and my parents chose it for me because it’s biblical, they loved the biblical connection and that God had made a promise to the biblical Sarah and that it means Princess, which I was to my parents as I’m their only daughter and they had some trouble having kids initially.
It is a very common name though, for us in the 30’s crowd.
It is a very common name though, for us in the 30’s crowd.
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What I mean by "I've heard it's still in use today" is that it has not been tainted by negative associations (unlike other names such as Karen).
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