Meaning & History
Sarra is a Biblical Latin and Old Church Slavic form of Sarah. The name also appears in Latin Bibles in the spelling Sara. It derives from the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "lady, princess, or noblewoman." In the Old Testament, Sarah was the wife of Abraham and the matriarch of the Jewish people, who miraculously bore Isaac at age 90. Sarra reflects early Christian and medieval usage in Latin-liturgy churches and Slavic regions.
As a surname, Sarra has separate origins, often borrowed from Italian or Catalan. According to the 2010 United States Census, Sarra is a relatively rare surname, ranking 39,281st, with about 560 bearers, most of whom (85.54%) are White.
Related Names
Sources: Wiktionary — Sarra