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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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Rockbird · 01/09/2010 01:12

I'm a Sarah (officially Sarah-Jane), one of 17 million in my class at school and there are three of us in my office. Don't know any little ones though. DH and I are both agreed that if it wasn't my name it'd be top of our list. I really like it but didn't always. Agree that it's hard to be objective about your own name.

And yes it means princess :)

A1980 · 31/08/2010 22:40

I love the name Sarah. Very pretty and it means princess (I think)!

Jamieandhismagictorch · 31/08/2010 20:43

hangingbelly - It's probably just because of The Sarah-Jane mysteries on CBBC

Sarah is lovely, on its own

PaulineCampbellJones · 31/08/2010 20:41

My best friend is a Sarah. Think it's due a revival as it's a great name.

horatia · 31/08/2010 18:17

It's a lovely classic name, and quite unusual at the moment.

BreastmilkDoesAFabLatte · 31/08/2010 14:38

Sarah is one of those brilliant names which has been very popular, yet has acquired no negative connotations. I mean, some of my best friends are called Sarah...

jellybeans · 31/08/2010 14:16

I like the name and find it is quite rare now. BUT it doesn't seem dated as much as Jane, Michelle, Tina etc, more classic like Elizabeth etc.

fedupofnamechanging · 31/08/2010 13:54

I am a Sarah. Back in the 7Os there were about 4 in my year group and we were all either Sarah Louises or Sarah Jaynes. I really liked my name but often didn't 'hear' the prettiness of it because it was so common. Glad to hear it is now unusual

superpenguin · 31/08/2010 13:32

this is a great example of how names go up and down in popularity. In the late 70s and early 80s Sarah was in the top 10 names (possibly no.1??) and there were 10 Sarahs in my year at school.
But I don't know any children called Sarah now.

tummytickler · 30/08/2010 12:39

That is quite odd - we know a few little Sarah's. Doesn't seem to have gone out of fashion so much here.
Bless your dd though! Grin
My dd thinks Shirley is glamorous and exotic though! Grin

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 30/08/2010 12:38

I have a baby Sarah who will be 1 tomorrow - Smile We get a lot of comments on how pretty a name it is as what was a very usual name is know quite unusual. Everyone always asked if she is Sarah-Jane though - I didn't realise the two names are meant to go together like that. Blush

franke · 30/08/2010 12:35

How funny, I had a similar conversation with dd just recently. There were 6 in my class in the 70s.

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