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Sienna / Siena

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sienanana · 04/10/2021 16:07

Due baby girl any day now 😬

Have always liked the name Sienna (an old colleague named her baby this about 8 years ago,) and I'd thought about it again recently when thinking of name ideas - particularly having watched Bridgerton on Netflix!

I generally like classic / older names, which I wouldn't really class this as - but DH has now completely fallen in love with it, (though prefers the 'Siena' spelling, after the Italian city), and I like that it was obviously in use in regency times, so not a new fad.

Three questions really -

  1. Noted Princess Beatrice's new baby is now Sienna Elizabeth... does this make it a bit cringey to use the same name within a week or two? (Ours wouldn't be Elizabeth, for the record!)
  1. Do you think it will take off now in popularity and date quickly? It was obviously in use in regency times, and was #50 in popularity in the baby name records for here for last year.
  1. Should we use Sienna for ease, or Siena, which is a bit more authentic and less Princess Beatrice / Sienna Miller / Toyota!

Other options we'd considered for a baby girl are Mia and Eva.

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sienanana · 04/10/2021 21:37

I don't think I'm too bothered about spelling corrections... I just don't want to use a 'wrong' spelling. Think both are valid though.

I do like Sienna. Just DH prefers Siena 🤷🏻‍♀️ Not sure if it's worth giving poor DD the headache! 🙈

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Chachachawoo · 04/10/2021 19:09

Sienna or Siena are lovely (I also love Mia)
Will it bother you that you have to correct people spelling if you go with Siena? If not then go for it.

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sienanana · 04/10/2021 17:49

@Lillyofthe Thanks ☺️

The Italian city is actually spelt Siena, so I think that's the original spelling 🙈 Though I know Sienna is more commonly used. Just not sure which is technically 'incorrect'!

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Lillyofthe · 04/10/2021 17:31

Definitely Sienna. Don't use the incorrect spelling for the name as it'll cause so am y issues.

It's a lovely name so expect it to be popular and used by royalty. Beatrice is a lesser royal and I doubt anyone will think you're naming your kid because of her Grin

You've always loved it so use it.
It's lovely
I don't think it will be faddy

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sienanana · 04/10/2021 16:29

@ByThePool2021 Yeah, apparently Siena / Sienna was adopted as a given name (after the Italian City) in Europe in the late 18th century. In the UK there was a Sienna Burne baptised in Manchester in 1806.

Serena unfortunately reminds me of Blake Lively's character in Gossip Girl (showing my age!!) and Sierra I do think of as a Toyota as my parents had one growing up! 🙈

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ByThePool2021 · 04/10/2021 16:20

Was it really used in regency times? I thought it was a modern name, early 2000s. I remember it being quite popular when I had dd in 2004.

I imagine it might become very popular again though. You could look at some similar alternatives like Serena or Sierra?

xmasdealhunter · 04/10/2021 16:15

I really like Sienna, but I think I would spell it as that rather than Siena, since I recon she will constantly have people spelling it wrong otherwise (or maybe that's just me!)

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