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Sara?!??

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Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:02

Hi mummys!!
currently expecting my second baby girl and my husband and I really like the name Sara but pronounced like Zara instead, however we have no idea how to make this clear to people as I feel like people will just automatically say Sarah:(
(the reason we’re going with the S spelling as appose the the original Z spelling is because all of our other children’s names start with S!!)

thanks for all your help x

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007DoubleOSeven · 15/06/2023 23:27

Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:56

Just to clear some things up :)

I should’ve made it clear that I want Sara to rhyme with Zara. I had no intention of the Z sound being used I’m aware now that this isn’t obvious so apologies.

Oh well then you're entirely reasonable.

Sara to rhyme with Zara is beautiful :)

RosesAndHellebores · 15/06/2023 23:09

@LadyBird1973 really. I have never know it.

LadyBird1973 · 15/06/2023 23:03

To me it makes perfect sense that Sara should rhyme with Zara and not be pronounced as Sarah. But so many Sarah's spell their name Sara - I have a friend called Sara and she gets quite pissed off when people call her Sarah.
Yes, your dd may have to correct people but that's not the end of the world or a reason not to choose it.
Plenty of Sarah's also have to clarify that their name has an H - honestly if it's possible for people to fuck up the spelling or pronunciation of any given name,they will, regardless of what the name actually is. So best thing is to do what you want.

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 23:02

@Upinspacemannnnn , like Stevie Nicks?

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 23:01

@Betsyboo2022 , I think it's pretty, but it would be said as Sabeen in the UK.

12345abcde6789 · 15/06/2023 23:00

As a little girl my dad always called me Sar which I loved. I liked the fact that I was the only Sara at school

Upinspacemannnnn · 15/06/2023 22:59

*way

Upinspacemannnnn · 15/06/2023 22:59

Sara isn't Sarah. Who ever pronounces it that was is silly.

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:59

Sara Cox is a Sarah but that's because she was Sarah

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Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:57

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:56

@oviraptor21 , in Germany it is said as Zabinuh

But I’m not from Germany nor have any roots within in Germany.
god forbid I would give my poor daughter this name.

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strawberriesarenot · 15/06/2023 22:57

Sara is lovely, and so is Selina.

JaneJeffer · 15/06/2023 22:57

Aah that's completely different, most people would know the difference between Sara and Sarah I think

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Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:56

12345abcde6789 · 15/06/2023 22:54

I'm a Sara (that rhymes with Zara) and love my name....sometimes called Sarah but I always correct people.

Ahhh this is great to hear!!

thank you so much my lovely x

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KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:56

@oviraptor21 , in Germany it is said as Zabinuh

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Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:56

Just to clear some things up :)

I should’ve made it clear that I want Sara to rhyme with Zara. I had no intention of the Z sound being used I’m aware now that this isn’t obvious so apologies.

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oviraptor21 · 15/06/2023 22:55

Sara is lovely but for the love of.God, don't pronounce it as Sarah or Zara.

oviraptor21 · 15/06/2023 22:54

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:35

It was meant as a joke. Those are nice names.

Sara is nice too.

If you want an S name that starts with a Z sound, there's Sabine.

Eh?!

12345abcde6789 · 15/06/2023 22:54

I'm a Sara (that rhymes with Zara) and love my name....sometimes called Sarah but I always correct people.

JaneJeffer · 15/06/2023 22:51

I have two little boys called Spencer and Scott and a little called Stella.
Do you pronounce them Zpencer, Zcott and Ztella?

007DoubleOSeven · 15/06/2023 22:45

Sara pronounced with an S is a lovely name

Don't be weird and pronounce with a Z

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:35

It was meant as a joke. Those are nice names.

Sara is nice too.

If you want an S name that starts with a Z sound, there's Sabine.

PickledScrump · 15/06/2023 22:31

If you mean to rhyme with Zara then Sara is fine, if you mean literally pronounced as Zara then it’s ridiculous to spell it as Sara. You’d be setting her up for a life of correcting people and explaining why her parents gave her a silly pronunciation for a simple name

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Betsyboo2022 · 15/06/2023 22:22

KirstenBlest · 15/06/2023 22:11

I dread to imagine what all your other children are called. Soe, Sac, Sayn, Sander...?

My other children have lovely names actually.
I have two little boys called Spencer and Scott and a little called Stella.

Thank you for your comment though you seem lovely :)

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UsingChangeofName · 15/06/2023 22:18

Assuming you mean to rhyme with Zara, then that is how I would read 'Sara'.
If it has an 'h' on the end, then it becomes Sarah.

If you really mean you want her called Zara, then you are being ridiculous. If you want her to be called Zara, then - here's an idea - call her Zara.

NerdyBird · 15/06/2023 22:17

To me, Sara spelled that way is pronounced to rhyme with Zara. I know some American people pronounce it like Sarah though.

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