any opinions on the name Sia for a girl?

[jamakin]

thankyou all so much for your opinions + input. i really love the singer Sia, and thought it was such a lovely, unusual name! (although it could be short for something else?)
i would pronounce it 'See-ah' . not sure if we'll go with it yet.. still a few months to decide, but its definatley on the short list.

[SiaSierra]

My name is Sia too. It means "first daughter" in the Kono language spoken by the Kono people of eastern Sierra Leone (my father's tribe). You may want to consider that when choosing the name.

[Antonia Blanche]

Sia is beautiful. Less common than Mia, but I doubt they'll be confused because M and S sound completely different.

[Mrs BB]

I used to be a nanny for a gorgeous little girl called 'Tia' - this is nice also

[JellyBean]

I like it- although perhaps it could be confused with 'see-ya'??
It looks nice written though.... I have Lia on my short list as an alternate spelling for Leah.

[NLW55]

Hi Jamakin, did you end up calling your little girl Sia? I have an 8 week old cherub named Sia! Just did a google search & found your post!

[jamakin]

Hi NLW55!
I ended up having a boy so didn't use the name (obviously) But maybe if i have a girl this time round i could.. although it hadn't even crossed my mind.. will have to add it to my list again i totally forgot how much i loved the name!
Did you use Sia as the first name or is it short for something? i would love to know the reason you choose it and what peoples reactions have been?

[Indadhanu]

Oh! I like, I like! I'd say it like Mia or Tia... see-a.

LOL whoops old post, but you've given me ideas now

[jamakin]

Its a good name isn't it! don't think i'll be using it though, can't get dh to agree.
i'm pretty sure its pronounced 'see-ah'
like the singer Sia Furler - she has the most gorgeous voice!