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I was told once by a girl that has an h that we should re-think our choice because our daughter would have to spend a ton of time correcting people, but our experience is people either ask or spell it without it. I thought because of her it would be a big issue, but it really isn’t…. and I’m more inclined to say that the people with the h are the ones that have a spelling issue.

It looks incomplete without the "h." Kinda like the mom got lazy when filling out the birth certificate or something.

I like Sara so much better without the "h". I hate unnecessary letters in names; maybe because people used to put in "h" in my name!

Sara without the "h" looks cleaner to me. I don't like unnecessary letters either. However, it's just like any other name; it's all personal preference.

Sara without the H is the standard spelling in several languages. It's not a misspelling.

Personal experiences with the name Sara: | Edit

My sister's name is Sara. I really like the name. It is simple and feminine and classic!

Nicknames for Sara: | Edit

Sadie, Sally, Sallie

Meanings and history of the name Sara: | Edit

Princess (Hebrew).

variant of Sarah

Famous real-life people named Sara: | Edit

Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter
Sara Evans, American country-western singer
Sara Garcia, actress lovingly known as "Mexico's Grandma"
Sara Gilbert, American television actress
Sara Quin, Canadian musician (Tegan & Sara)
Sara Lee, a major American food corporation, most famous for their frozen and packaged desserts

Sara in song, story & screen: | Edit

Sara Crewe, the titular Little Princess in the 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and the subsequent film adaptations, most notably the 1939 Shirley Temple version
"Sara Smile", a 1976 single by the American pop band Hall & Oates. Daryl Hall wrote the song for his then-girlfriend, Sara Allen.
"Sara", a 1985 single by the band Starship
"Sara", a song by Fleetwood Mac. It was written by Stevie Nicks about Sara Recor, a singer and model who dated Mick Fleetwood.
"Zak and Sara", a song by Ben Folds.