Serra not Sarah
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Anonymous
| In my culture, both Serra and Sara are options and have different meanings although I understand both are ultimate Arabic origin. Both are nice, but I think Sara(h) is the easier name to have growing up in the US. When I see Serra in an English context, my brain processes it as Sierra first. |
Anonymous
| It's Turkish, not Spanish |
Anonymous
| I’d think you are illiterate. |
Anonymous
Fr. Junipero Serra, extremely violent oppressor of California’s native population. |
Anonymous
| It will be mistaken for Sierra all the time. When she says it out loud, everyone will assume it's spelled Sarah or Sara. She will see mistakes on records and accounts. I have a last name that can be spelled several different ways and the mistakes drive me crazy. Go with convention. It's a beautiful name and I think the spelling with "a" looks better too. It's a classic. |
Anonymous
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Very kre8ive of you, OP.
It's a no from me. |
Anonymous
| If you must be creative, use it as a middle name. DH has a creatively spelled middle name, and it’s no trouble at all. My SIL had a creatively spelled first name, and it’s a burden. Don’t do that to your child. |
Anonymous
| I would think you were naming her after the artist Richard Serra (1928-2024). |
Anonymous
| Could possibility be considered a r/tragedeigh. |
Anonymous
| Why do moms do this to their own kids? If your kid is not special enough no funky spelling will make them special. |
Anonymous
| What about Seren? I know a lovely girl named Seren and it suits her perfectly. |
Anonymous
| Is it supposed to be pronounced the same way as Sarah, or something else? |
Anonymous
| Maybe Serafina and she can go by Sera for short? |
Anonymous
It sounds like a stupid spelling of Sarah/ Sara. |
Anonymous
| I didn’t know you could hate your child while still in utero. What an awful name. |