Sienna - Names
Meaning of the name Sienna
Gender:
Female
Meaning:
city of Siena,
brownish-ochre color
History & etymology:
Sienna belongs either to the group of color names or place names.
It derives from the name of a city in Italy, Siena, named after Seones, ancient Gaulish settlers. Sienna is often associated with a color. The brownish-ochre shade is called sienna because its first pigments were extracted from clay soil in Siena.
There is no patron saint known by the name Sienna but there is St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th century Italian mystic, virgin and nun.
Alternative spellings & nicknames:
Siena
Similar names in other languages & name days:
Not listed in the USA name day calendar.
Similar names:
Latin: Siënna
Turkish, Arabic, Romanian: Sena
Swiss: Sina
Famous people named Sienna:
Sienna Guillory (1975-) - English actress
Sienna Miller (1981-) - American actress
Sienna West (1977-) - American actress
Fun facts:
Popularity (2015)
USA: 229th
England and Wales: 26th
Canada: 68th
Australia: 18th
New Zealand: 38th
Ireland: 71st
Northern Ireland: 53rd
Scotland: 68th
Netherlands: 339th