Anya or Sienna (for sister Sofia)

[sunshine555]

Hi all. I’m expecting a girl and my top two favourite names are Anya and Sienna. Sister is Sofia. Which do you prefer?
Thank you!

[Nancy91]

Anya, but I don't believe in naming your second child to "match" your first child as they are individuals not part of a set.

[implantsandaDyson]

Anya - my eldest has the same name as yours and my youngest has a very similar name to Anya - they are lovely when said together besides that Anya is a beautiful name.

[DuggeeHugs]

Anya - lovely name

[ANIDOO]

Anya- Because that's my name ha ha! People always tell me it's a lovely name, and I love having it
Both are beautiful though!

[KissesAX]

I think it depends on accent of Anya.

[stevensupersquirrel]

Anya by a mile. I really dislike Sienna.

[georgeisadinosaur]

Anya, I think when people have children of the same initials it sounds quite twee.

I have the same first initial as my sister and getting letters/parcels for Miss J Bloggs and not knowing who for was really frustrating.

[theconstantinoplegardener]

I think they're both very pretty. However, as you already have a Sofia (capital of Bulgaria), Anya might be better to avoid the "geography teacher" connotations of all your children being named after European cities if you use Sienna (city in Italy).

[Gazelda]

Anya. Or even better - Anna.

[strawberrypenguin]

Anya

[MollyHuaCha]

Anya

[Ploppie4]

Anna

[sunshine555]

Thank you everyone! I am drawn more towards Anya as the Sofia and Sienna similarities are holding me back a bit. I do still love Sienna though.
It just always seems to me that when i say we’re considering Anya to people they don’t know how to take it. Is it because it’s a bit rarer? I think it’s a beautiful name and looks lovely written down. I feel i somehow need reassurance that it is in fact a lovely name and it’s not just me that thinks that.
Two European cities, i see what you mean! I do like Geography though

[AnyaMoondial]

Anya is beautiful.

[AnyaMoondial]

Anya isn't my actual name btw (although I wish it was!).

[Tinty]

Astrid because I like it better than Anya or Sienna, although you possibly may not.

[MyLittleDragon]

Anya. Two Miss S (Surnames) might be confusing and I think Anya goes beautifully as well as being lovely in its own.

[clarabellski]

I don't think Anya is as unusual as you think OP.

I know 2 little Anyas

[PandaCat]

I'd be more drawn towards Anya because I'm not a fan of siblings having similar initials! Although I guess a middle name would break it up a bit.

[ANIDOO]

My name is spelt Ania and pronounced the same as Anya, I get a few mispronunciations, but doubt you would with a y.

[Sophronia]

Definitely Anya

[FfionFlorist]

Anya is lovely

[Mrsknackered]

100% Anya.

[bridgetreilly]

Anya and Sofia are lovely sister names.

[Glumglowworm]

Anya