Sarai Name Meaning & Origin
Sarai
Pronunciation: sah-RIY (key)
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Rie-rie,
Sa, Sara
Ri (Ry)
Ria (Rya)
Sa-ri-ri
Sa-wi-wi
Ari (sARaI)- Meanings and history of the name Sarai
A name from ancient times, Sarai is now coming into more popularity as a rarer variant of "Sarah" and "Sara"
Sarai is the original name of Abraham's wife in the Bible's book of Genesis before she is renamed Sarah by God.
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Queen Sarai, mother of Ezran and Callum in the Dragon Prince.
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In the Bible, Abram and Sarai were the original names of the couple whom God blessed and renamed Abraham and Sarah. Abram has a familar sound in English but Sarai has always been rare and exotic. In the past few years that has begun to change. It is still uncommon, but increasingly fashionable.
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