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Journey33
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Name question-is this a "religious" name?
It may be a rediculous question but is Sarah or Sara a Jewish name?
No flames, Im really just curious.
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springsandra
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Name question-is this a
No. It's a biblical name, and it happens to be in the old testament, but it's not necessarily a Jewish name. (I live in the South now where there are no Jews and believe me, there are tons of Sara(h)s.)
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| Posted 8/7/12 9:26 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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Name question-is this a
I don't know any Sara(h)'s who are Jewish. It has a Hebrew origin but not necessarily Jewish.
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| Posted 8/7/12 9:35 PM |
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Ltdentway99
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Well, it's a Hebrew name and traditionally Jewish. But, so is the name Joseph and that is a popular Italian name. I know many non-Jews named Sarah.
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| Posted 8/7/12 9:36 PM |
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
It's biblical, and it appears in the Old Testament. Every Jewish family has a Sara/Sarah in there somewhere, but lots of other groups use the name also. FWIW, I've had students that were black, Latino, and Asian also named Sarah.
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| Posted 8/7/12 10:29 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
thanks girls.. I know there's no right/wrong name for your child. Just wanted to know i fthere was an assumption that comes along with the name.
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| Posted 8/8/12 8:03 AM |
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KartveliT
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
It's a biblical name and it's beautiful.
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| Posted 8/8/12 8:18 AM |
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maymama
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
honestly, in my opinion when I hear it, yes. Its old testiment which to me reminds me of "jewish" names. Adam, Rachel, Sarah, Joshua, Daniel, Eli, Issac, Jacob, Rebecca etc.
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| Posted 8/8/12 8:30 AM |
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MrsDrMatt
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by maymama
honestly, in my opinion when I hear it, yes. Its old testiment which to me reminds me of "jewish" names. Adam, Rachel, Sarah, Joshua, Daniel, Eli, Issac, Jacob, Rebecca etc.
I agree 100%
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| Posted 8/8/12 9:40 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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Name question-is this a
I know Sara/h's of varying religions, races, ethnicities so I do not associate it with any particular group.
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| Posted 8/8/12 12:48 PM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by DiamondGirl
I know Sara/h's of varying religions, races, ethnicities so I do not associate it with any particular group.
Same here... ive never associated with any religion before... in fact i didnt even know it was a Hebrew name until an episode of NCIS lol
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| Posted 8/8/12 12:54 PM |
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secretaholic
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
I do think it's a name that a lot of Jewish people like to use (I have tons of friends with kids named Sara/Sarah)... and it has Jewish/biblical roots...
But I don't think it's a name used exclusively by Jewish people. Think of all the famous Sara/Sarah's out there...
Sarah Ferguson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Palin
I think when it's spelled "Sarah" vs "Sara" it's more Jewish and classic. Sara is more modern. To me, it's in the same line as Jacob and Daniel which are one of the most popular names in the U.S.A. now and that polls everyone.
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maymama
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
think of it this way ....
Shannon - typically you think Irish, right?
There are Shannon's of many races/ethnicitys. All names originate somewhere.
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| Posted 8/8/12 1:08 PM |
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springsandra
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Name question-is this a
I think it depends on where you live. I guess on LI, people will think it's a Jewish name. Leave NY and no one thinks twice about it unless you name your kid Israel or something. This is obviously a NY-centric forum, though, so it makes sense to see that some people feel this way. Maybe ask the people close to you how they feel about it if it's something that concerns you.
(Edited to take out the little mini rant about what a judgmental b* my mom is.)
Message edited 8/8/2012 1:23:22 PM.
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| Posted 8/8/12 1:22 PM |
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saraH
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
I'm a Sarah and I'm not Jewish. My mom named me Sarah because she liked the name.
She claims she started the trend because Sarah was the most popular name for a few years. 
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| Posted 8/8/12 1:27 PM |
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KartveliT
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
My DD is Rebecca and we are not Jewish , DH is German/Italian (Catholic) and I'm Georgian (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
I know many Rebeccas, Rachels, Jacobs and Sarahs ... who are not Jewish .
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| Posted 8/8/12 2:59 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by saraH
I'm a Sarah and I'm not Jewish. My mom named me Sarah because she liked the name.
She claims she started the trend because Sarah was the most popular name for a few years.
your mom did a good job lol
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| Posted 8/8/12 6:00 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by springsandra
I think it depends on where you live. I guess on LI, people will think it's a Jewish name. Leave NY and no one thinks twice about it unless you name your kid Israel or something. This is obviously a NY-centric forum, though, so it makes sense to see that some people feel this way. Maybe ask the people close to you how they feel about it if it's something that concerns you.
(Edited to take out the little mini rant about what a judgmental b* my mom is.)
This is a great point that I didn't even consider.. maybe its a NY centric thing.
no worries about the rant..
I think it's a beautiful name I just don't want a name associated to a relisgion or group.. of any kind. I just like the name
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| Posted 8/8/12 6:02 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by KartveliT
It's a biblical name and it's beautiful.
I love what you said!
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| Posted 8/8/12 6:03 PM |
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FlowerWife
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Name question-is this a
im Sara and im Jewish. i was named after my grandma Sara. my first cousin on my dads side is also named Sara, also after her.
i think it started as a Jewish name but is now used universally
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| Posted 8/8/12 6:03 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by maymama
honestly, in my opinion when I hear it, yes. Its old testiment which to me reminds me of "jewish" names. Adam, Rachel, Sarah, Joshua, Daniel, Eli, Issac, Jacob, Rebecca etc.
That's interesting b/c Daniel is my brother's name and we are a redheaded Irish family.
I guess it really doesnt matter.
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| Posted 8/8/12 6:04 PM |
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Journey33
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Re: Name question-is this a "religious" name?
Posted by secretaholic
I do think it's a name that a lot of Jewish people like to use (I have tons of friends with kids named Sara/Sarah)... and it has Jewish/biblical roots...
But I don't think it's a name used exclusively by Jewish people. Think of all the famous Sara/Sarah's out there...
Sarah Ferguson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Palin
I think when it's spelled "Sarah" vs "Sara" it's more Jewish and classic. Sara is more modern. To me, it's in the same line as Jacob and Daniel which are one of the most popular names in the U.S.A. now and that polls everyone.
SJP is Jewish :)
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