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In the Netherlands (and to a lesser extent Belgium), the name Senna only really became popular after the birth of Senna Borsato in September 2001. He is the second child of the successful Dutch-Italian singer Marco Borsato (b. 1966) and his then-wife Leontine Ruiters (b. 1967), a Dutch actress and television presenter. They named him after the Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna (1960-1994). So, at least in Borsato's case, the name Senna comes from the surname Senna - in honour of Ayrton Senna. [noted -ed]
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• Senna Borsato (b. 2001; actor): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_Borsato (in Dutch)
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Senna (in Dutch; shows how the name quickly rose in popularity after 2001)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Senna&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
• my own observations. I remember that the name Senna suddenly popped up everywhere not long after Borsato's birth. Before his birth, most people (including myself) had never heard of the name - at least not as a given name! It was a fresh name - exotic yet familiar, as it was reminiscent of Frisian names like Fenna. I guess that's part of why so many Dutch expectant parents embraced the name. The fact that it was the name of a celebrity's child helped too, of course - but that phenomenon is not unique to the Netherlands. There are people all over the world who allow their baby name choice to be inspired by celebrities - no matter if those celebrities are famous globally, or only locally.
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Sources:
• Senna Borsato (b. 2001; actor): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_Borsato (in Dutch)
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Senna (in Dutch; shows how the name quickly rose in popularity after 2001)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Senna&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
• my own observations. I remember that the name Senna suddenly popped up everywhere not long after Borsato's birth. Before his birth, most people (including myself) had never heard of the name - at least not as a given name! It was a fresh name - exotic yet familiar, as it was reminiscent of Frisian names like Fenna. I guess that's part of why so many Dutch expectant parents embraced the name. The fact that it was the name of a celebrity's child helped too, of course - but that phenomenon is not unique to the Netherlands. There are people all over the world who allow their baby name choice to be inspired by celebrities - no matter if those celebrities are famous globally, or only locally.
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I didn't even know Senna was a regularly used name anywhere! I'd just decided it made a cool modern nickname for Asenath (one of the more obscure biblical names). The Senna plant wasn't one I was familiar with, either.
That said, as a legal name in Anglophone places Senna might cause some difficulties. Namely, it would get confused with Sienna a lot. That doesn't seem to be a problem in the Netherlands, though.
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That said, as a legal name in Anglophone places Senna might cause some difficulties. Namely, it would get confused with Sienna a lot. That doesn't seem to be a problem in the Netherlands, though.
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Emma is so popular now, but Senna has the same soft vowel sounds in a less common and (to me) more interesting package. Unfortunately I don't think I could use it where I live because the first thing that comes up when you search the name in a general search engine is the laxative. It's such a shame - the name is great but it feels a little mean to give a child a name that is mostly associated with laxatives where they live.
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Senna Gammour (born 28 December 1979) is a German singer who was a member of the girl group Monrose.
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I first heard of the name Senna when I was in high school, and the first such Senna that I knew of was Ayrton Senna, who was a former F1 driver who died in May 1994. The most famous experience with that name, however, did not come until I went to college. One of my classmates in college actually had it as their first name (but with only one N instead of two). During my final semester I realized that a new character for League of Legends would actually be named Senna.
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Senna belongs to Ayrton Senna, the late racing driver from Brazil... And Senna is also the most popular name in Netherlands! Thanks to the impact of Senna in Netherlands, a man named Max Verstappen became Netherlands' first Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion this year!
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Senna Paige Mulligan is Chantelle Mulligan's daughter, known for being Savannah Labrant's niece.
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Senna is also the name of a priestess in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. She is one of the priestesses found in the city of Markarth, working at the Temple of Dibella (the goddess of love, beauty, and art), and is available as a marriage candidate if you assist the temple.
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Senna is the name of a vampire from the Amazon coven in the final Twilight Saga novel, Breaking Dawn. She is described as quiet, sticking close to her adoptive sister/fellow coven member Zafrina.
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Senna is a character from the American animated series 'The Legend of Korra'. She is Korra's mother and the wife of Chief Tonraq.
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The Polish word for "sleepy" (feminine).
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In Polish the word for 'sleepy' is senne, not Senna.
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• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Senna/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/1cZ2piYpKbM (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:09 and 0:48)
• https://youtu.be/xM_kv2TXtzo (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 and 1:48)
• https://youtu.be/25HIKOqXKMg (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:10 and 0:59)
Converted to IPA, it should be: /'sɛ.na:/ [noted -ed]