Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 15:20     Subject: Serra not Sarah
I didn’t know you could hate your child while still in utero. What an awful name.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 15:18     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Anonymous wrote:Looking to name my daughter Serra. Sarah is a family name, however my name has a bit of an earthy meaning and is of Spanish origin, so I thought it would be a good idea to partially commerate my side as DD will have an American middle and surname. I know that she'll spend her entire life correcting people and they may call her Sierra(we do not want to choose this name). What are your thoughts?


It sounds like a stupid spelling of Sarah/ Sara.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 15:06     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Maybe Serafina and she can go by Sera for short?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 14:56     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Is it supposed to be pronounced the same way as Sarah, or something else?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 14:54     Subject: Serra not Sarah
What about Seren? I know a lovely girl named Seren and it suits her perfectly.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 14:53     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Why do moms do this to their own kids? If your kid is not special enough no funky spelling will make them special.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 14:48     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Could possibility be considered a r/tragedeigh.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 12:08     Subject: Serra not Sarah
I would think you were naming her after the artist Richard Serra (1928-2024).
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 12:01     Subject: Serra not Sarah
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
Post 05/07/2025 11:57     Subject: Serra not Sarah
Very kre8ive of you, OP.

It's a no from me.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 11:31     Subject: Serra not Sarah
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
Post 05/07/2025 10:55     Subject: Re:Serra not Sarah
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NP. You obviously have no connections to California. Serra has extremely negative connotations in the state, particularly among the younger generations.


What's the connotation?


Fr. Junipero Serra, extremely violent oppressor of California’s native population.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 10:40     Subject: Serra not Sarah
I’d think you are illiterate.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 10:39     Subject: Serra not Sarah
It's Turkish, not Spanish
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 10:27     Subject: Re:Serra not Sarah
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.