Saara is a female given name in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

and

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

, derived from the biblical name

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woma ...

. Its

nameday In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...

is celebrated on the 19th of July. As of 2012, almost 20,000 people in Finland have this name. It was most popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

Notable people

Saara Aalto Saara Sofia Aalto (born 2 May 1987) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and voice actress. In 2012, she came second in the first season of '' The Voice of Finland''. In 2016, Aalto finished as the runner-up in the thirteenth series of ''The X F ...

(born 1987), Finnish singer * Saara Chaudry (born 2004), Canadian actress * Saara Deva (born 1994), Indian actress * Saara Forsberg (born 1994), Finnish singer-songwriter *

Saara Kuugongelwa Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia from 21 March 2025. She served as the Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2025. She is a member of the S ...

(born 1967), Prime Minister of Namibia *

Saara Lamberg Saara Lamberg is a Finnish and Australian filmmaker, director, writer, producer and actor currently working in Australia. Their most notable work to date is the feature film ''Innuendo'' (written, directed and produced by Lamberg), which was relea ...

, Finnish actress * Sara Mustonen (born 1981), Swedish racing cyclist * Saara Orav (born 2001), Estonian tennis player *

Saara Pius Saara Pius (née Saara Kadak; born 20 September 1990), is an Estonian stage, film and television actress and singer. Early life and education Saara Pius was born Saara Kadak in Tallinn and attended the primary schools at Katleri Primary School f ...

(born 1990), Estonian actress and singer * Saara Ranin (1898–1992), Finnish actress and director *

Saara Tuominen Saara Elisa Niemi (born 1 January 1986) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and former player. She has served as head coach of IFK Helsinki in the Auroraliiga since 2018, and as an assistant coach to the Finnish national team since 2021. At the 20 ...

(born 1986), Finnish ice hockey player

References

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