Saara is a female given name in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
and
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
, derived from the biblical name
Sarah
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a 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 pio ...
. Its
nameday 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
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Saara Aalto (born 1987), Finnish singer
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Saara Chaudry (born 2004), Canadian actress
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Saara Deva (born 1994), Indian actress
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Saara Forsberg (born 1994), Finnish singer-songwriter
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Saara Kuugongelwa
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is the Prime Minister of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National As ...
(born 1967), Prime Minister of Namibia
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Saara Lamberg, Finnish actress
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Sara Mustonen (born 1981), Swedish racing cyclist
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Saara Orav (born 2001), Estonian tennis player
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Saara Pius (born 1990), Estonian actress and singer
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Saara Ranin
Saara Vilhelmiina Ranin (originally Muinonen; 3 March 1898 in Hamina – 3 March 1992) was a Finnish actress and director. She made a long career in various Finnish theatres while also appearing in several films. Saara Ranin was married to Helge R ...
(1898–1992), Finnish actress and director
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Saara Tuominen
Saara Elisa Niemi, (born 1 January 1986) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current general manager and head coach of HIFK Naiset of the Naisten Liiga (NSML). At the 2006 Torino Olympics, Tuominen competed for . scoring one goal and fou ...
(born 1986), Finnish ice hockey player
References
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Finnish feminine given names
Estonian feminine given names