Meaning and background
The story behind Sara
Sara is a widespread spelling of the personal name Sarah, used across numerous European and other naming traditions. Both connect to a Hebrew name traditionally explained as “lady” or “princess”. Sara is compact and easy to say in English, although pronunciation varies between languages. Its significance is a documented personal-name history, not an assessment of a dog’s status or behaviour.
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About Sara
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sara appears in 13 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sɛɹə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/sɛɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1S EH1 R AH0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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