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Sienna

Pronounced see-EN-uhShare

Meaning: Sienna color, named for Siena in Italy

  • Girl
  • Top 100
  • Rising
  • 3 syllables

The story

Sienna is an English color name ultimately connected with the Italian city of Siena and its colored clay. Its use as a first name therefore links an English word with an Italian place.

Nicknames

  • Si
  • Enna

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Origins

Sienna comes from English and Italian.

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