[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there,
As I’m re-doing my list I’m running into some problems, and one is with the name [name_f]Sara[/name_f].
This name has very personal meaning, and is one of the biggest honour names on my list, as it honours two people who are important to me, one of my favourite literary characters, my favourite band, and it has a cute meaning (princess.) I also love the name itself. It has such a sweet, sleek sound, and is such a classic. I pronounce it the same as [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] (Sair-a) but much prefer the spelling without H.
However (this is where the “but” comes in) I cannot for the life of my figure out what to do with this beautiful name! [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I think [name_f]Sara[/name_f] on a little girl would be very fresh, the shear number of Sara’s that I see everywhere puts me off. I wouldn’t want to use it as a first name but would love it as a middle. Here are a couple problem’s I’ve run into.
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Many of my best girls names end in either A or S and don’t flow well with [name_f]Sara[/name_f] as a middle (Agnes [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f] Sara…Etc.)
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[name_m]Even[/name_m] names that don’t end in A or S still flow weirdly with [name_f]Sara[/name_f] in the middle spot (Helen [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] Sara…Etc.)
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It’s not quite the vibe of my other names, so I can’t find a name that seems to match it well
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I really don’t want it as a first but it only sounds good as a first!
Could you help me by finding a certain type of name that sounds good with [name_f]Sara[/name_f]? For example, three syllables ending in e, or long name with an accent in the middle, or something like that. If you could also suggest any names you think match with it, and what vibes you get from the name [name_f]Sara[/name_f].
Thank you!
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[name_f]Sara[/name_f] is a solid, classic name with a sweet meaning!
Of the ones you’ve listed, [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] and [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] work for me 
Playing about with some firsts for [name_f]Sara[/name_f] to see what could work:
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] / [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Lilian[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
I love Sara/Sarah, and I would be pleasantly surprised to see it as a first name on a little girl! But I understand the objective you’ve put before us, so here are my attempts at making [name_f]Sara[/name_f] a great middle name:
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ebony[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayah[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynter[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
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I think [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] sounds great.
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
It also might help with flow to consider the full first/middle/last together since the last name can sometimes help with wonky first/middle flow and in real life all three will be said together the most (in my experience at least).
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Interestingly in terms of popularity I think [name_f]Sara[/name_f] is quite rare amongst children now…so it would actually be fairly unique as a first right now…but for a middle
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alys[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Aria[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Aderyn[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Aaryn[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] or [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]?
In general I think firsts with a endings are best avoided, as you say, but these two with their long vowel sounds have potential maybe?
Adding in another syllable may work even better, e.g. [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f]?
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] ~ I agree with those who have said that they like this, although as someone forever searching for middles I like with [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], I concur that [name_f]Sara[/name_f] is not ‘the one’. As [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] can be broken down into Mary+Anne you’ve basically got [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] - three extremely well used names, not exactly making each other shine.
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] ~ of ancient pedigree though she is, I find [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] pretty quirky, giving [name_f]Sara[/name_f] a grounding effect.
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I think it would be so fresh to meet a little [name_f]Sara[/name_f] (though where I’m from we’d pronounce this spelling Sah-ra, to rhyme with [name_f]Zara[/name_f], and the [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] spelling Sair-a, until corrected of course!) and I actually think another -a ending name works with [name_f]Sara[/name_f] / [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] specifically although its something I’d usually avoid - maybe [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_u]Parker[/name_u] has helped with this. So many great options already but I also think your combos [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] really work. I would like [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] too were it not for the reverse Sara(h)-Jane being so established.
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