How can I get away with spelling Sarah with a C?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew a Ciara pronounced Sara.

And I bet she has to correct people all the damn time. The proper pronounciation is with a hard "K" sound, not an "S." You can name your kid Jim and insist that everyone pronounce it with a hard "G" instead, but that doesn't make it right.

[Anonymous]

Op, you could spell it as Serrah

[Anonymous]

I’m a tri CERA tops!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cera was the dinosaur in land before time...because she was a triCERAtops, tehehe.

HOLY S*** - i never put this together. my mind is blown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, you could spell it as Serrah

There is no C in Serrah. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cera was the dinosaur in land before time...because she was a triCERAtops, tehehe.

HOLY S*** - i never put this together. my mind is blown.

+1!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My name is Sarah with a C. The C is both silent and invisible.

Ara ?!?

Are you not getting the joke? It's not the S that is silent and invisible. It's the C! I would tell you where it is, but it's invisible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, I really like the name Sarah but would like to spell it with a C, which cultures of languages permit this? Is there any way that I can get away with spelling Sarah in a C instead of the usual S?

Dp. Why do you hate the letter S? Just name her Sarah or find a C name that you like.

[Anonymous]

A friend of mine spell Sarah, Sarach.

[Anonymous]

I know a Sera and a Cera both pronounced like the land before time

[Anonymous]

Çara(h)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sarachka or something like that is the diminutive of sarah in Russian, according to someone i grew up with. Also grew up with an italian ciara pronounced key-are-uh.

In Cyrillic, there is no letter S so any soft c/s sounds are made with the letter that looks like C but is actually the Cyrillic S. (Hard c sound is spelled with a K, like Kiril for Cyril.). But Sarah is really not a Russian name I’ve ever heard — I guess it could be CEPA. (P is r in Cyrillic)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would you condemn your daughter to a lifetime of having her name mispronounced and/or misspelled, just so you can have a moment of narcissistic novelty?

This is the kind of blunt reply that sums up DCUM for me. If I ever need a reality check, I come here.

I think a lot of people feel like there’s a lot riding on a name before the baby is born. Like the name somehow defines the person and if you give them a unique name it will somehow make them special and unique. I am here to tell you that your child will be special and unique either way. Martin Luther king was special even though Martin was a common name. Same with Thomas Edison. And Jane Addams. And John Brown. Your kid will make their way regardless of their name. Your primary job in picking a name should be to not create additional hurdles for term as they go through life. I don’t know if that will help anyone.

[Anonymous]

I mean... I guess you could do Czarah if you want it pronounced like Sarah. Otherwise people are going to say "Kara"

[Anonymous]

If you like the sound of Sarah but want a "C" name, maybe try Celia?