How to say it
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/siˈɛn.ə/
Feminine
Sienna
Reddish-brown earth, or 'from Siena'
What it means
Italian for the reddish-brown earth pigment (terra di Siena) from the Tuscan hills around Siena. Also the Italian city name, and a feminine given name in Italian since the medieval period.
Sienna comes from the Italian city of Siena and its surrounding hills, which produce the reddish-brown earth pigment known as terra di Siena (sienna, in English art-supply usage). The city is named for the Senones, a Gaulish tribe who founded it. As a given name in English, Sienna picked up in the early 2000s, particularly after Sienna Miller (born 1981) became a Hollywood fixture. The Italian spelling tends to be a single N (Siena, like the city); the double-N Sienna is the English form. It's been in the US top 200 since 2014.
Popularity over time
peaked at #94 in 2025, currently #94 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
Sienna Miller is the strongest English-language cultural anchor; the Italian city of Siena is the older one.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Sienna Miller British-American actress, Layer Cake and American Sniper
Spelling variants
- Siena
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