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Sabrina, Anne-Marie or Sienna

79 replies

Lorelei89 · 21/12/2023 12:20

Hi!

We have a shortlist for our DD2 due soon:

  • Sabrina
  • Anne-Marie
  • Sienna

Which one is your favourite? :)

Very simple one syllable family name, I'm French my DH is English.

Thanks!

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Justleaveitblankthen · 21/12/2023 17:26

Showing my age and lack of culture here, but Sabrina makes me think of the 1980's Busty Italian pop singer 😂
It's a nice name though.

Have you thought about Savannah at all?

zeddip · 21/12/2023 17:22

Love Sabrina, also love Marianne as suggested above

KirstenBlest · 21/12/2023 17:14

Not to me.
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Lorelei89 · 21/12/2023 17:13

Thanks everyone! Mixed answers on all, my favourite is Sabrina but it's true my mind directly goes to the teenage witch! Such a strong association even today.

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Strawberrycheesecake7 · 21/12/2023 16:37

I like Sienna the best. I’m not a fan of double barrelled names and Sabrina makes me think of Sabrina the teenage witch

KirstenBlest · 21/12/2023 16:35

Of the three, Sabrina
Sabrina's quite a strong name. Sabine seems gentler
Anne-Marie seems dated
Sienna seems a bit downmarket

Surprisenewtcatcher · 21/12/2023 15:01

Sabrina

SkaneTos · 21/12/2023 14:25

I think they are all lovely, but Anne-Marie is a very different style from Sabrina and Sienna!

My favourite of those names is Anne-Marie.

Gnomegnomegnome · 21/12/2023 14:20

Not a fan of any of them (sorry).

Kaamos · 21/12/2023 14:17

Sabrina

Marcipex · 21/12/2023 14:09

Sabrina makes me think of sabres.
Anne-Marie is okay but very dated.
Sienna is a trend that has been and gone here.

I like Madeleine and Pascale.

Userxyd · 21/12/2023 14:08

Anne Marie is nice but 70s/people in their 50s/too naff for kids now
Sienna is nice but seems like 25% of girls are now called that
Sabrina growing on me and 90s connotations will wear off.

Otherwise I love these classic names that have gone out of circulation lately:
Sophie
Louise
Charlotte
Juliet/tte
Caroline

MaryActsLikeSheDontCare · 21/12/2023 13:51

I don’t like Anne-Marie or Sabrina, at all.

Sienna is nice but it’s too popular and trendy, I think it will date terribly.

What about Anna or Anna-Maria?
Vivienne

WaltzingWaters · 21/12/2023 13:44

Sienna by a long shot. Lovely although quite popular at the moment.
Sabrina second choice although not a fan.
Don’t like Anne-Marie at all. Sounds so frumpy and old lady, but not in a good way.
Are there any other French names you like? I’m sure there would be some lovely French names that aren’t very popular in the UK.

Housenoob · 21/12/2023 13:39

I used to love Sienna so so much but it's just so common now.

Anne-Marie is very old lady, I prefer Anna-Maria but still don't love it.

Sabrina is lovely, a tad 90's but in a good way. I also like Serena a lot.

MsSantahasanicecuppateaandGingerbreadSantaCookie · 21/12/2023 13:34

Sabrina is beautiful!

Doublebiscuit77 · 21/12/2023 13:34

I like Anne-Marie. Sabrina just makes me think Teenage Witch or River Severn, and I don't love the sound, not sure why. I don't much like Sabina/Selina/Serena either.

Sienna is nice but was very popular in the last decade, is slightly past its peak.

But Anne-Marie is really unusual these days and very pretty!

KateJW95 · 21/12/2023 13:32

I like Sienna best.

Anne-Marie is a classic French name, but I think it's a bit boring.

Here are some suggestions:

Amelie
Léa
Océane
Serena
Camille
Marianne
Floriane (Flo)

TheChristmasElfCanGoNow · 21/12/2023 12:45

Honestly, I'd keep looking. Not a fan of any of these. Sienna is probably the least "not my taste"but I'm sure there are plenty of nicer choices still available. Sorry to be harsh.

Theoldwoman · 21/12/2023 12:39

Sabrina!

OccasionalHope · 21/12/2023 12:38

Sabrina. I second the suggestion of Sabina though.

Stresa22 · 21/12/2023 12:35

Is Sabina an option?

BigBouncyBaubles · 21/12/2023 12:34

I love Sabrina. Love the Audrey Hepburn film of the same name.

Sienna is nice but has been pretty popular for the past decade or so so doesn't have much impact.

Anne-Marie is inoffensive but quite blah. Very 1970s.

Kyogo67 · 21/12/2023 12:31

Sabrina is lovely

I also like Serena

Catandsquirrel · 21/12/2023 12:27

Anne Marie