Sara pronounced differently

[Anonymous]

I’ve never heard of say-rah.

[Anonymous]

I’m going to name my son Michel and insist they use the French pronunciation even though we’re Asian.

Then I’m going to name my other son Jesus, move to Mexico, and insist everyone pronounce it the American way.

[Anonymous]

The first syllable rhymes with "air." The second sounds like "uh."

But if you want to pronounce it Sar-uh, or Sah Rah, you'll constantly have to remind people, and it will be really hard for people to get used to. I would not do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m going to name my son Michel and insist they use the French pronunciation even though we’re Asian.

Then I’m going to name my other son Jesus, move to Mexico, and insist everyone pronounce it the American way.

I loved this post!

[Anonymous]

Dissenting view I think you can pull this off. I have a friend, admittedly she's British, with that spelling and she uses your preferred pronunciation. I don't think it's been a major problem. She lives in the United States now.

[Anonymous]

She'll have to correct it a lot, but who cares? Sara, pronounced like you want to pronounce it, is a common name all over the globe, and in many places it's pronounced in your way (Latin America, the middle East...)

AS a Sarah, pronounced the "normal" way here, I've never had to correct pronunciation but I have frequently had to correct spelling. It just goes with the territory and I don't care and it hasn't ever bothered me.

Also, I talked to dozens of new-to-me people every day (I work in a media field). I talked to Skylers who are men and I completely expect them to be women (same with Michaels, in reverse), I talk to people from different countries who have names that don't carry a gender to me, and somehow, despite the odds, we all manage.

[Anonymous]

Please do not do this to your daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m going to name my son Michel and insist they use the French pronunciation even though we’re Asian.

Then I’m going to name my other son Jesus, move to Mexico, and insist everyone pronounce it the American way.

I loved this post!

Me too- genius!

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher and had a Sara: Sar-uh ("sar" as in "car"). I managed it, as did her friends, and every other teacher.

[Anonymous]

I’m Sarah. First syllable rhymes with Hair or Bear. The only people who pronounce it Sahr Rah are people with a Long Island accent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never heard of say-rah.

My name is Sarah. The Say-Rah pronunciation is nasal midwestern accent. I grew up in Ohio. If is the same accent that says Melk instead of milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sah-ra is the Hebrew pronunciation. It's probably a more common pronunciation in places where Hebrew or Yiddish is spoken.

it’s also the Persian (iranian) pronunciation. i like it much more than the typical American way of saying it.

[Anonymous]

you could just go with Lara....close enough to Sah rah, right?

[Anonymous]

I know a Sara pronounced the way you want. She generally needs to correct people but they get it. It’s pretty.

[Anonymous]

say-what?