Sienna or Maeve

[Mmmummma]

Sienna or Maeve - I am really struggling to choose between these two names! Opinions?

You put Sienna first on your post OP, perhaps you favour that choice?

Think I’d go Sienna.

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Maeve is lovely

Maeve

Maeve is just awful. It is a geriatric name like Enid, or Ethel and I can't understand the adoration for it.

The people who think Maeve is 'geriatric' are confusing it with the English name Mavis. Maeve is a badass warrior queen in Irish myth, legendary for her numerous battles and lovers, and holds a place more like Sophia or Imogen or Thea than Ethel or Enid.

It's an example of what happens when name from another language goes mainstream with an anglicised pronunciation.

Sienna, it's lovely

Maeve is awful sounding, frumpy and reminds me of the name Dave

@Ilen, Enid was a celtic goddess.

I like them both.

@Ilen

Maeve is just awful. It is a geriatric name like Enid, or Ethel and I can't understand the adoration for it.

The people who think Maeve is 'geriatric' are confusing it with the English name Mavis. Maeve is a badass warrior queen in Irish myth, legendary for her numerous battles and lovers, and holds a place more like Sophia or Imogen or Thea than Ethel or Enid.

No, really not. Even old geriatric names may have had a really good original meaning or source, but that doesn't stop them from having a current connotation.

It sounds much better with an Irish accent, softer, but I still don't like it because of how it is said here.

Maeve is a highly regarded name in Ireland.

I prefer Maeve and think it is more timeless.

Sienna is a lovely name but is very of the time, like Harper.

They are both lovely names.

I think Maeve is a little bit clunky looking and kind of looks old ladyish (Mavis, Mae, Maud) but one that’s cute and coming back in style (Elsie, Ada, Mabel). It’s very strong sounding and bad ass.

Sienna has a slightly more modern vibe to it but is probably trendier and definitely more popular (I know a few Siennas). It is ultra feminine and very musical sounding. But it does also sound like the laxative Senna and Senokot.

So I would probably choose Maeve.

Love Sienna, I wanted it for DD. But another family member beat me to it :(

I don't love either but much prefer Maeve to Sienna.

To me, Maeve kicks ass and takes names, whereas Sienna wafts delicately around near a lily pond. On that basis I personally would go Maeve!

Maeve by miles. Sienna seems faddy

Definitely Maeve!

Maeve, but I would spell it Méabh.

Sienna is nice, but a bit..... trendy.

Definitely Sienna

That's exactly what I was thinking @AlwaysOnAbloodyDiet - that spelling is fab!

Maeve is elegant and classy. Sienna is the opposite.

I much prefer Maeve.

Like both, but they're very different.

I personally would say Méabh is better than both! I really get the strong warrior woman vibe from that spelling.

Also less confusion with Mavis that way, I think.