Sierra

Sierra \sier-ra, si-e-rra\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sierra used as a baby name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced Siy-EH-R-aa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sierra: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Sierra?

Sierra has its origins in the Spanish language and it is used largely in English. The name is derived from the Spanish word sierra ('mountain range'), in reference to a mountain range with jagged peaks, and favored for its allusion to the beauty of nature. It has recently been adopted by English speakers, and its use promoted in the USA after the Ciara brand of perfume was introduced by Revlon in 1973. Although the forms starting with 'C-' are pronounced with a hard 'K-' in Irish, the influence of the perfume brand, which is pronounced like Sierra, has led to many US speakers using the soft 'C-' pronunciation. In the USA, the Sierra Club well-known as the largest grassroots environmental organization. The name Sierra is used to a great extent; it has 30 forms. Forms of the name consist of Ceara name variations, baby name Cearra, Ciara pronounciation, Ciera definition, Seaira definition, short names for Searah, Searra definition, what does the name Searria mean, Seeara meaning of name, nicknames for Seera, name Seiarra meaning, what does the name Seira mean, Seirra meaning, Serra name popularity, Seyera name, baby name Siera, nicknames for Sieria, baby name Sierrah, baby name Sierrea, nicknames for Sierriah, meaning of Syera, and short names for Syerra. Other English forms consist of the spelling variants Cierra name variations, Seara name, Siara meaning and origin, Siarah name variations, Siarra name, nicknames for Sieara, short names for Siearra, and Sierre meaning. See also the related form, the English baby name Kierra. Sierra is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 1998, 0.302% of baby girls were named Sierra. It had a ranking of #51 then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #215 with a usage of 0.074%, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Sierra was twice as popular as the 2nd ranked name, Ciara name popularity, in 2010. Sierra has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Sierra:

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The baby name Sierra fun facts:

The name Sierra in reverse order is "Arreis".

The numerological value of the name Sierra is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Sierra?

Sierra is in the top names in USA.