- Meaning
- Princess, noblewoman
- Arabic
- سارة
- Say it
- SAA-ra
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ishaq. The Quran tells of her laughing at the good news of a son (11:71) but does not name her.
Other spellings
Sara, Sare, Sarra
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Questions about Sarah
What does Sarah mean?
Sarah means: Princess, noblewoman. The wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ishaq. The Quran tells of her laughing at the good news of a son (11:71) but does not name her.
Is Sarah in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Sarah a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Sarah is a girl’s name.
How do you write Sarah in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Sarah is written سارة.