What does Sarai mean?

Sarai means "contentious, quarrelsome"

How do we pronounce Sarai?

Sarai \sa-rai, sar-ai\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sarai is pronounced in English as SEHRay 1.

1 Pronunciation for Sarai: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Sarai?

Sarai is largely used in English and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name derived literally from the element 'sarai' which is of the meaning contentious, quarrelsome. The name was borne in the Bible by the mother of Isaac and wife of Abraham; she was earlier known as Sarai, but God gave her the more well-meaning name Sarah 'princess, lady' before her son's birth. Sarai is a variant transcription of the name name Sarah meaning (English, French, German, Hebrew, and Scandinavian). Sar name popularity, Sarae pronounciation, Saray name variations (Spanish), Saraye meaning and origin, name Serai meaning, and Zarai name popularity are variant transcriptions of Sarai. name Sharai origin (Hebrew spelling variant) is another form of the name. Sarai is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2009 with 0.039% of baby girls being named Sarai. Its ranking then was #399. In 2010, its usage was 0.038% and its ranking #423. Among the group of girl names directly related to Sarai, Sarah name variations was the most widely used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Sarai's by 8 times.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Sarai:

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The baby name Sarai fun facts:

The name Sarai in reverse order is "Iaras".

The numerological value of the name Sarai is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Sarai?

Sarai is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames