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Sierra?

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namesstress2323 · 31/01/2017 22:13

opinions? :)

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NeverTwerkNaked · 01/02/2017 11:33

Sienna is lovely though Op?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/02/2017 10:30

Sienna is lovely OP.

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namesstress2323 · 01/02/2017 10:27

i didnt even think of the car! guess i wont use it :(

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heavenlypink · 01/02/2017 10:25

The police used to use them for their cars too!

Sierra?
Sophronia · 01/02/2017 00:54

Makes me think of the car too!

FourKidsNotCrazyYet · 31/01/2017 23:11

They don't make Sierras anymore?? What rock have I been living under Shock

BackforGood · 31/01/2017 23:09

The car.

throwingpebbles · 31/01/2017 23:07

(Sienna is a lovely name though I think)

throwingpebbles · 31/01/2017 23:06

Oooh yes, with a sibling called Fiesta maybe?

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QueenMortificado · 31/01/2017 23:00

Sounds great, only if you add "Leanne" as a middle name?

GlacindaTheTroll · 31/01/2017 22:59

If you go on to have a boy, you could have Ford Prefect?

(then Arthur, Trillian, Zaphod and Marvin)

MortalEnemy · 31/01/2017 22:57

It's the topographic/mountain range association for me. I suppose I see it as the equivalent of calling your offspring 'Tundra' or 'upland bog'.

EatsShitAndLeaves · 31/01/2017 22:57

Or Escort....hmmm maybe not Grin

reuset · 31/01/2017 22:57

Good one, OP Grin

TreeTop7 · 31/01/2017 22:56

I think of the car too. It was the salesman's choice, wasn't it

Sienna is lovely.

AuntieStella · 31/01/2017 22:54

Or Marina (another Ford car, but a more established name, not such a predominant model, and rather longer ago).

More sensibly, how about Sienna or Savannah as names that (to me) have a similar vibe but no auto associations?

Gileswithachainsaw · 31/01/2017 22:53

I like it.

But I'm a dollhouse fan.

They were all named alpha echo Sierra Victor etc

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot · 31/01/2017 22:52

And on the same theme, Tango Sierra means Tough Shit (bit niche, as it's military and possibly emergency services slang, but not that uncommon to know, so thought it might be worth making sure you know)

EatsShitAndLeaves · 31/01/2017 22:51

You could get away with Mercedes though....given the name came before the brand Grin

Mercedes-Benz got its name from founder Carl Benz. The word “Mercedes” comes from the 10-year-old daughter of a car buyer Emil Jellinek. He was an early customer of the Gottlieb Daimler and ordered a custom-built car that he named after his daughter, Mercedes.

Mottlemoth · 31/01/2017 22:51

Ford had a model called the Sierra for years. Not made anymore but anyone in their 30s or older will immediately think of a mid range saloon car.

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot · 31/01/2017 22:49

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'd think of the NATO alphabet.

Then you could have siblings India, Juliet, Mike, Oscar and Romeo

EatsShitAndLeaves · 31/01/2017 22:46

As long as you are ok with her being nicknamed "Ford" by anyone over 40.....

The etymology is "jagged mountain range" or "Saw" from the Latin Serra.

Not really convinced why this appeals tbh.

JournosAreLazy · 31/01/2017 22:45

Car.

Sienna is better.

Loyly · 31/01/2017 22:45

I also think of the Ford Sierra so, no, I don't like it.

Mungobungo · 31/01/2017 22:44

My BIL had several Ford Sierras back in the day. He was the 80's/early 90's version of a Mondeo Man.

And because of that, it's too much of a car connotation for me and not long enough ago to have been forgotten.

Sienna is far prettier.