Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.
1830 Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 2:5
Origin
Name of a character in the Book of Mormon. Compare Sarah and Maria.
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APA
Sariah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sariah
MLA
“Sariah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sariah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sariah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sariah.
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