thread: What do you think of this name?

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jun 2009
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    What do you think of this name?

    What do you think of the name Siannah?

    And how would you pronounce it when you first saw it?

    I don't want them to have to correct it their whole lives.

  2. #2
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    Oct 2007
    Gippsland, Victoria
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    I like it, very pretty to look at.

    To pronounce...at first i thought Si-anna

    Then i thought maybe it was Sharna?

  3. #3
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    Feb 2004
    Melbourne
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    I'd pronounce it the same as Sienna or Seanna - ie sea-anna

  4. #4
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2006
    Queensland
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    I thought like Sienna too

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Oct 2007
    Brissy
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    See-anna
    but then I wondered if it was see-ah-nah

  6. #6
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    Sep 2008
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    I would say sienna or se annna

  7. #7
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    Oct 2006
    Perth
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    I would pronounce it See-Ah-Nah

  8. #8
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    Sep 2008
    Croydon, Victoria
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    To pronounce...at first i thought Si-anna

    Then i thought maybe it was Sharna?
    I thought exactly the same as madissun

  9. #9
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    Jun 2009
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    I would like it pronounced see-arn-ah not see-en-na but don't want them to have trouble with it and have to correct people.

    How would you spell it to get the most accurate pronunciation?

    Here are some options of found on the net
    Cianna
    Ciana (this can be pronounced either see-AHN-ah or chee-AHN-ah though)
    Siana
    Sianna
    Last edited by babyp; June 19th, 2009 at 06:51 AM.

  10. #10
    smiles4u Guest

    See - anna

    ... Very pretty name Siannah

    If it was starting with a 'C' i would think it was Chee -anna ... and not See -anna !!

    Sianna looks nice too !!!
    Last edited by smiles4u; June 18th, 2009 at 11:21 PM.

  11. #11
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
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    I thought Si ah nah too.

  12. #12
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    Jan 2005
    cowtown
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    I would have though Sharna.
    And with a C Id say either Kee-anna or Chi-anna

    Maybe something like Siahna?

  13. #13
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    Oct 2006
    Sydney
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    I would have pronounced it See-arna or Sharna... I think removing one N makes it more obvious for the pronunciation you want... ie Sianah or Siana x\

  14. #14
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2007
    Gold Coast
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    I'm with RayRay - you can't mispronounce Siahna. And it looks pretty too.

  15. #15
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    Mar 2006
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    I would pronounce it See-Ah-Nah .... Sienna is pretty too

  16. #16
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    Nov 2008
    Perth
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    I pronounced it how it's spelt so: Si-anna. I honestly think she'd be forever correcting people on the pronounciation and spelling. I think it could possibly be even mistaken for Sienna.

    I like the pronounciation you're aiming for though. I might be strange but I'd prefer to see names spelt the way they're intended to be pronounced (so all confusion is avoided!) so if I wanted it to be 'see-arn-ah', then I'd spell it more like that. Siearna or Siarnah

  17. #17
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    Jul 2005
    Sydney
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    i would pronounce it SIGH-ANNA
    if it is meant to sound like SEE-ANNA Sienna i think it will get miss pronounced a fair bit