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Saharra
Pronounced suh-HAR-uh /səˈhɑr.ə/Medium
Meaning: Saharra is a spelling of the Arabic girl's name Sahar, meaning 'dawn' or the quiet hour just before sunrise. Though it looks like the Sahara desert, its intended sense is the gentle light of daybreak, and the doubled r is a modern spelling touch.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Saharra is a respelling of Sahar, an Arabic girl's name meaning 'dawn' or the time just before daybreak. The resemblance to the Sahara desert is coincidental; the name points to first light. Carried mainly by families drawn to its sound and Arabic sense, it has always been rare in the United States.
It stayed rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2007. A girl named Saharra then is in her late teens today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Saharra mean?
It spells the Arabic Sahar, meaning 'dawn' or the hour before daybreak, not the desert.
How do you pronounce Saharra?
It is said suh-HAR-uh /səˈhɑr.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Saharra a boy or girl name?
Saharra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Saharra?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.