Christopher vs Sarah - What's the difference?
christopher | sarah |
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* 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew : Induction, Scene II:
* 1934 , The Nine Tailors :
Wife of patriarch Abraham, mother of Isaac.
* 1611 — 17:15
* 1988 Margaret Atwood: Cat's Eye : page 15:
As proper nouns the difference between christopher and sarah
is that christopher is a given name derived from Ancient Greek while Sarah is wife of patriarch Abraham, mother of Isaac.christopher
English
(wikipedia Christopher)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker?
- - - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher'" ( because St. ' Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood".
sarah
English
(wikipedia Sarah)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
- I also have two daughters, by now grown up. Their names are Sarah and Anne, good sensible names. - - - I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children, because look what happened to Cordelia.