Re: Russian name question

>From: Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu
>Subject: Re: Russian name question
>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:54:28 +0300
>
>Rodlox R wrote:
>
>
> > in your opinion, what Russian name(s) would be closest* to either "Sara"
>or
> > "Sarah" ?
> >
> > * = in pronounciation, in roots, in meaning...any close-ness you want to
>use
> > for your answer, is fine by me.
>
>I am not sure I fully understand your question.
apologies.

a bit of explanitory backstory...

I am writing a bit of alternate history fanfiction, in the stargate sg1
universe.  one of the bit characters in sg1 is named Sara -- about whom,
next-to-no backstory is known.

so, in writing this fanfiction, I changed history to the degree that her
familiy never left Russia, and thus she is part of the Russian stargate
program (which exists in canon, alongside an American stargate program).

I thought to ask what the character's name would be, if Russianized(sp),
rather than simply pick a Russian name at random.

>Anyway, the equivalent of the Biblical name 'Sarah' in the Russian language
>is _óÁÒÁ_ / _Sara_ or _óÁÒÒÁ_ / _Sarra_.
thank you.

>This name is not popular at all
>among Russians, even though it is mentioned in the official list of the
>church names, because it is considered to be 'distinctly Jewish'. Nowadays
>this name is not in vogue among local Jews either, therefore I don't know
>any Sarah to tell you her Russian name - Jews here often have two names:
>one, European, for the official documents, another, Jewish, for the
>synagogue.
hm.  thanks; much appreciated.

> > thank you, both for your time and for your wisdom.
>
>You are welcome
*bows*


>
>-- Yitzik