I have loved the name [name]Sierra[/name] for the last 20 years, but now that I’m ttc, it seems a little outdated. I like it because it sounds pleasing (I love the three syllables and the “a” sound on the end). Does anyone have any alternatives? They don’t have to be strictly -ierra. I actually would prefer they not be.
The two alternatives I thought of were [name]Serena[/name] and [name]Seraphina[/name]–similar sound to [name]Sierra[/name], a bit more updated. There’s [name]Sienna[/name], too, but I’ve always liked [name]Sierra[/name] much more than that. A former coworker of my mom’s has a [name]Sierra[/name], and some of the other names she liked for her second daughter was [name]Leah[/name] (I think this is actually what she went for) and [name]Bella[/name] (I think it was just [name]Bella[/name], but I like something like [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], or [name]Arabella[/name] much more, personally)–I think stylistically, they could be a nice replacement. Or even a name that yields [name]Lea/name as a nn–like [name]Liliana[/name]/[name]Lilia[/name]/[name]Lillian[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name], [name]Julia[/name]/[name]Juliana[/name], [name]Azalea[/name], etc.
Good luck!
I am second [name]Sienna[/name].
Also: [name]Serena[/name], [name]Selena[/name], [name]Chiara[/name], [name]Ciara[/name], [name]Mariah[/name], [name]Ella[/name].
Similar to [name]Sierra[/name]:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Mirabella[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Vienna[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Sienna[/name]!
I love [name]Sierra[/name] too! [name]One[/name] of the reasons behind my love for the name is the imagery of the mountain range. Maybe another nature name would appeal to you?
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Meadow[/name]
[name]Delta[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Arbor[/name]
[name]Aspen[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Harbor[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Lake[/name]
[name]Oceana[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
I don’t find [name]Sierra[/name] dated at all. If you have loved it for 20 yrs, then by all means use that.
[name]Keira[/name]
[name]Kira[/name]
[name]Cyra[/name] (a beautiful uncommon saint’s name, [b]http://www.behindthename.com/name/cyra[/b])
[name]Riona[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
The first thing that comes to mind is [name]Samara[/name].
I also recommend [name]Sienna[/name], I’ve always loved it. Here are a few names I thought of for you.
[name]Carina[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Alina[/name]
[name]Selina[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Adella[/name]
[name]Dakota[/name]
[name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
I just saw this name in another thread, added it to my signature so I could remember it - [name]Sanna[/name], Scandinavian form of [name]Susanna[/name].
[name]EDIT[/name] - oops, posted twice!
I like [name]Mariah[/name]. It does give me a similar feeling.
Lots of beautiful name ideas. We’ve just been brainstorming because I have TONS of names that I love. I can’t shake [name]Sierra[/name], though, so for those who said to use it despite my reservations, thanks. Maybe been overthinking it a bit. 
But I do also love:
[name]Georgia[/name] (but our last name is [name]Brown[/name], bummer)
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] (which, like my last name, is a color)
[name]Lucky[/name] for me, we’ve pretty much settled on two choices, [name]Logan[/name] or [name]Thomas[/name], for a boy.
I don’t think [name]Sierra[/name]'s outdated at all, but there’s:
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name]
[name]Kiera[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Tierra[/name]
[name]Terra[/name]
[name]Astoria[/name]
Also, [name]Serenity[/name].