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nancydrewrocked · 30/08/2010 12:33

I was in the car with DD and we were listening to Sarah Cox being introduced on Radio one. Conversation goes like this:

DD: What is her name?

me: Sarah

DD: That is a funny name.

me: Why? Don't you know any Sarah's?

DD: It's funny - I don't know anyone called that.

There were 4 Sarah's in my class at school, DD's school is full of Daisy's and Maisie's, Amelie's and Amelia's, Pheobe's and Georgie's.

Made me smile that for her "sarah" is really unique Smile

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NinkyNonker · 01/12/2010 21:00

I'm a Sarah. Despite it being very popular in my parents' day (I'm 29) I was never at school with one and has only met one or two.

coolma · 27/11/2010 17:48

I'm a sarah too - At school in the 60's and 70's there were quite a few, possibly due to Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones.. Did you know that a lot of 'under maids' were given the name sarah when they started work in the Upstairs Downstairs type houses? IIRC Pauline Collins was Sarah in the series.

wigglesrock · 27/11/2010 17:40

DD2 middle name is Sarah (she's 3), named after paternal grandmother. Sometimes think I would have liked it as a first name.

mathanxiety · 27/11/2010 17:31

Three of them in DD4's class (9 year olds), one in DD1's a few years ago. One in DS's, so still a fair scattering...

strandedatseasonsgreetings · 27/11/2010 13:39

I know a baby Sarah - I think it is having a revival. A bit like John for a boy - nice name but so common for a while people laid off it.

I also know a grown-up Sera, which is a pretty way of spelling it.

At school there was a Sara (ryhmes with Tara). That's nice too.

moocat · 27/11/2010 13:31

Lovely name. I like Rachel too and it was on our list for dc2

Sarahlou8 · 27/11/2010 13:22

A Sarah Louise here!

misdee · 26/11/2010 09:33

I am a Sarah Jane.

def not a dr who family.

Sarah Jane and Sarah Louise were very popular names in the 70's/80's. I was one of 2 Sarahs in a class of 30 in the 80's, and one of 5 in a year group of 150-ish at secondry.

I know of one 'child' Saah who must be coming up 3 now.

Goingspare · 26/11/2010 09:28

I have a Sarah - only one in her school.

ivykaty44 · 26/11/2010 09:27

I know a 13 year old Sarah I don't think Sarah or Jane is really dated - don't think Jane was ever in the top 10 and I think of Jane Eyre a couple of centuries ago for that one

though Elizabeth is the most used feamle name since 1837

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 26/11/2010 09:18

How funny! In my class everybody was either Sarah, Kate or Amanda.

Coralanne · 26/11/2010 06:40

My beautiful DGD is Sarah Louise. She's 7 years old, white hair and beautiful blue eyes.
Very small and petite.

DD's middle name is Louise, as is mine Both my grandmothers were called Louise.

When I was pregnant with DD in 1984, my brother (who is a secondary school teacher) said "Please don't call it Sarah if it is a girl, every second 15 year old girl in our school is called Sarah".

So Sarah must have been very popoular in the early seventies.

RockinRobinBird · 26/11/2010 06:16

I doubt it. My grandmother chose my name and I don't think Dr Who was high on her viewing list! She was more an Upstairs Downstairs kind of gal :)

nooka · 26/11/2010 03:27

The 70s batch of Sarah Janes must be Dr Who related surely? She was a great character, I can see why there might be a few Sarah Janes both then and when those fans grew up too.

CrispyTheCrisp · 25/11/2010 22:58

Oooh thankyou ladies. I am a Sarah Elizabeth (early 70's) and have always thought my name common as muck. So lovely to hear think people think it is pretty Smile

muminthemiddle · 25/11/2010 22:57

I know 2 young Sarahs and loads of adult Sarahs.

MelinaM · 25/11/2010 22:55

^I agree! I don't know any 'children' Sarah's!

Acanthus · 25/11/2010 21:50

I think Sarah is nice. On its own though, no need for any Sarah-Jane malarkey. (Have people been watching too much telly d'you think?)

Icoulddoitbetter · 25/11/2010 21:49

I grew up around loads of Sarahs, and it was in our top three for girls names (we've got a DS). Don't know any little Sarahs at the moment, but then I know very few baby girls!

piscesmoon · 25/11/2010 21:46

It's a lovely classic name-my favourite.

onimolap · 25/11/2010 21:44

I know a couple of little girls called Sara (both Muslim), but the youngest Sarah I know is 18, and apart from her the rest are my age (and there are lots). I like the name.

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Bue · 25/11/2010 21:33

One year there were 4 Sarahs in my class. It is a beautiful name though, and actually more popular than I'd thought. I just looked it up and it was 75 in the "name charts" last year - higher than Martha, Amelie and Florence, which are names I hear EVERYWHERE. I only know one baby Sarah though.

ShoppingDays · 25/11/2010 21:20

It's a lovely name, due a revival :)

MelinaM · 25/11/2010 21:14

Sarah Elizabeth's also a lovely combination!