The name Sienna. Did you know that..

[Minniebrown]

As well as being an Italian city, it is also a colour - reddish/orangey brown.

The reason I ask is because we've had a U-turn with names and now love Sienna again but our surname is Brown. I've purposely stayed away from colour names (eg Scarlett) for that reason but do you think people actually know Sienna is a colour?

Interested to know your thoughts as you've all been so helpful with my previous posts. I'm now 8 days overdue - eek!!!

Yes, I did know that. I'd avoid Sienna Brown. Sounds like a description of brown tbh.

Yes I would think of the artists colour. I'm not just saying that, I've said it before in one of my old posts.

Whether that makes it a name to avoid, when combined with surname, is up to you. It's not too bad I think

Burnt Sienna, loved my paintbox. The city is Siena though.

Yup - fairly well know that it's a colour. Sorry. I'd avoid that one. It is probably named after the city as the houses are all that colour.

DD loved the Cadson family books; all the kids are named after paint colours.

Yes, Burnt Sienna is well known. The Tuscan city is Siena, rather than Sienna, though.

Yes, I think most people know sienna is a colour. But I don't think Sienna Brown sounds bad.

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Tinkly. Grr.

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yeh, at school brown paint was called burnt sienna, so, to me when it emerged as a name, it reminded me of the musty art room

Sienna Brown sounds silly.

What about Hazel? No no I jest.

No, wouldn't put sienna with sur name brown. Unless there's another sur name in the middle

Sienna Davis Brown - ok

Thanks ladies, such a shame but glad I found this out now. There are so many lovely names I can't use for various reasons!

Back to Zara then I guess. I'm just not in love with the name but maybe I will be once she arrives!

It makes it more interesting. Or maybe I'm just in a 'devil may care' mood as I'm usually very sensible

Sounds like a garden fence paint job. Sorry.

I agree, it's a well known colour and, for that reason doesn't go so well with Brown as a name.

If it's any consolation though, little Sienna's are absolutely everywhere here at the moment. Your DD is far more likely to be the only Zara in her class than the only Sienna I would think.

I know at 18 year old Rosie Brown. Her name has always sounded slightly odd to me too .

Yes, I knew it was a colour. I didn't realise it was an Italian city though.

Yup, Sienna is definitely a colour. I'm sure burnt sienna was in my Crayola crayons packs when I was younger!

Same - coloured pencils.

Let's try some alternatives - Serena? Savannah? Cara? Claudia?

Yup Burnt Sienna is definitely a crayola crayon. We considered Siena for our DD, as it was the first place we went on holiday together.

How about Vienna? If my surname was Briwn I'd call my dd Velvet.

Please not Sienna. It sounds as though the parents can't spell Siena, Vienna or senna.

^ no it doesn't, its Sienna the colour, not Siena the city. Vienna and Senna are not names.
Sienna Brown is essentially browny brown. There's so many nice girls names, Don't choose Zara if you don't love it.

I knew it as a color before anything else. Burnt sienna.