Sienna & Philippa, do these work for sisters?

Yu98 · 2024-01-24T19:23:30+00:00

Do you think they "go together"? Thanks!

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thefarrierswife · 28/01/2024 22:12

I’ve got a Philippa who always goes by Pippa/Pip. Not sure it really goes with Sienna and Pip feels very different. Our Pippa’s sister is Hattie. Harriet on birth certificate and always felt they’re a good match.

Snowdate · 27/01/2024 16:58

TallulahBetty · 25/01/2024 09:35

Poor Philippa. Bad enough that she is called Philippa, but then her sister gets a lovely name.

This 100%
1 ugly name 1 pretty name

AnnaTortoiseshell · 27/01/2024 12:36

StandingupforPippa · 26/01/2024 18:36

Sorry @Hatty65 and @AnnaTortoiseshell - my Pippa plays the piano and guitar. And plays football 😁

She sounds fab! But I think this proves the point more than anything…

bridgetreilly · 26/01/2024 20:41

No, but also, who cares? If you like them, use them.

Frightenthedark · 26/01/2024 18:41

Just googled names Like Pippa - Piper ?

Frightenthedark · 26/01/2024 18:40

Pippa goes with Sienna - but I see you don’t want Pippa

StandingupforPippa · 26/01/2024 18:36

Sorry @Hatty65 and @AnnaTortoiseshell - my Pippa plays the piano and guitar. And plays football 😁

AnnaTortoiseshell · 26/01/2024 18:34

Hatty65 · 24/01/2024 19:46

First answer nails it!

Phillipa and Charlotte learn the clarinet and the violin.

Amber and Sienna hang out vaping with the older boys. (Or they do in my school at least)

Absolutely, 100%, correct.

StandingupforPippa · 26/01/2024 18:31

This MN obsession with what Pippa means in Italian always amazes me.

I wonder if all the parents in France who call their daughters Fanny are so similarly weak willed!!

Yes my daughter is Pippa and tbh she finds it hilarious.

popsickle555 · 26/01/2024 18:17

I like Phillippa but would probably call her Pippa, Pip or Philly - not the full name. I also know a Phillippa who goes by Piper as her nickname. I also like the name Sienna and feel some comments on here are not that nice seeing as you already have a child called that. I know a very sweet and charming Sienna.

I have two daughters whose names don’t really ‘go together’ and i do not give a sh*t. They both suit their names and they both have beautiful names (in my opinion!) - call them the names you love.

FlutteryButterfly · 26/01/2024 07:03

Kokeshi123 · 25/01/2024 23:45

Why do people think Sienna is similar to Amber? Every Amber I know is over 40 - I'd be quite surprised (pleasantly) to see it on a baby (it's a nice name, just not particularly similar to Sienna, which is very 21st century).

Amber has been in the top 100 (uk) names for years so there have been plenty of baby Ambers! I'm a sports coach and teach 500 kids a week so fairly well informed. Apparently, it has lost a bit of popularity since the Depp- Heard saga.

hotduzz · 26/01/2024 06:56

SchmoozeyDoozey · 24/01/2024 21:10

No, Philippa only wears lambswool jumpers so you won't be able to hand down Sienna's clothes to her.

Cracked up 😂

Also, for PPs, I have a Philippa who has never one, in their life, been 'Phil'.
The common nicknames are Pippa and Pip.

OneCornetto · 26/01/2024 06:49

Kokeshi123 · 25/01/2024 23:45

Why do people think Sienna is similar to Amber? Every Amber I know is over 40 - I'd be quite surprised (pleasantly) to see it on a baby (it's a nice name, just not particularly similar to Sienna, which is very 21st century).

Maybe because they are colour names.

Kokeshi123 · 25/01/2024 23:45

Why do people think Sienna is similar to Amber? Every Amber I know is over 40 - I'd be quite surprised (pleasantly) to see it on a baby (it's a nice name, just not particularly similar to Sienna, which is very 21st century).

TedWilson · 25/01/2024 23:11

I actually quite like them together!

Nofilteritwonthelp · 25/01/2024 23:03

TallulahBetty · 25/01/2024 09:35

Poor Philippa. Bad enough that she is called Philippa, but then her sister gets a lovely name.

I agree! Sienna is the hot one, Philippa is the ugly duckling.

OneCornetto · 25/01/2024 20:56

Tempnamechng · 25/01/2024 09:55

I think people put too much thought into matchy matchy sibling names. They are individuals and if you like the names then you go for it. It's fine to have cats or dogs with themed or matching names, but not necessarily children. It's cute in the early years of let's dress them the same kind of way, but that's it.

I don't think people are saying that names have to match. Yes, people are individuals but they are also part of a family unit. I wouldn't want to be the one called Balonz when my siblings are called Andrew and Peter. You want a sense of belonging.

theduchessofspork · 25/01/2024 20:43

PamelaParis · 24/01/2024 19:25

They don't go together at all. Sienna is Amber's sister. Phillipa is Charlotte's sister. For example. Totally different vibes.

Yup

pilates · 25/01/2024 10:54

In answer to your question no they don’t.

To me, Phillipa sounds frumpy. Sienna is a different vibe.

Tempnamechng · 25/01/2024 09:55

I think people put too much thought into matchy matchy sibling names. They are individuals and if you like the names then you go for it. It's fine to have cats or dogs with themed or matching names, but not necessarily children. It's cute in the early years of let's dress them the same kind of way, but that's it.

CharlesChickens · 25/01/2024 09:50

I really like Philippa, underused now. Helps that the two I knew at school were both lovely. Pip is a very nice nn too.

Talkwhilstyouwalk · 25/01/2024 09:46

No they don't. Not that they necessarily need to.

To me Sienna is a beautiful, cool name and Philippa is quite the opposite.

Names that go with Sienna that immediately come to mind:
Savannah
Sadie

KirstenBlest · 25/01/2024 09:41

Philippa is much nicer than Sienna

notacooldad · 25/01/2024 09:40

Poor Philippa. Bad enough that she is called Philippa, but then her sister gets a lovely name
Absolutely ridiculous!

Kokeshi123 · 25/01/2024 09:40

They're absolutely fine. I really don't understand the Mumsnet obsession with perfectly matching names. As long as the names are not so bizarrely different in style as to provoke laughter ("Have you met my two children Persephone and Bob?"), it's perfectly OK for one name to be a bit newer etc. than the other one.