i have been thinking about [name_m]Sennet[/name_m] or [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] recently as a boys name and i could really use some
advice!
-is it usable?
-is [name_u]Salem[/name_u] a better option?
-other names that remind you of Sennet/sibling names?
not expecting just planning 
i don’t like it because it sounds too close to senate. salem is a lovely option, though!
I agree that senate is my first association, and the spelling reminds me of rennet. I don’t think it’s completely unusable, I’ve definitely heard weirder! [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] makes me want to put the emphasis on the second syllable (sen-ET) but that may just be me.
I think I like it. And it doesn’t make me think of Senate at all. In fact my mind went straight to [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]. I’m a [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] by blood so it’s not a bad thing 
Definitely Senate is what comes to my mind, not that I think that’s bad, could be very cool. Posh vibes. I also really really adore [name_u]Salem[/name_u], definitely much different vibe and energy though.
Looking at Sennett, I think of Bennett, but if I heard it aloud I’d definitely think it was Senate! Maybe that’s not something you’d mind, though. Salem is also great, very cool name! I think I prefer Salem because of the Sennett/Senate association.
[name_m]General[/name_m] thoughts: …nms sorry
Usability: I don’t see why it wouldn’t be usable (but not American so I’m not sure about Senate)
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]: OMG SALEM IS SOOO MUCH BETTER (imo)
Associations: don’t really have any sibling names… first name association was [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_m]Sennett[/name_m] has such a nice sound!! I didn’t think of senate until I read it below but that’s probably because I’m in the UK
[name_u]Saxon[/name_u], [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], [name_u]Merritt[/name_u], [name_m]Truett[/name_m], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_m]Sholto[/name_m] and [name_u]Drummer[/name_u] came to mind as similar ideas
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought/ impression was “ well [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] works so [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] could work”
[name_f]My[/name_f] second thought was the US senate ( I’m not American) and senators , and then the Ottawa Senators (I am Canadian so the hockey team was in the fore front of my mind)
Personally I like [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] better than [name_u]Salem[/name_u] . I do think it’s wearable and unique but the spelling might throw people . I do prefer [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] or Senate
For siblings I lean more towards unique occupational names
[name_u]Baker[/name_u]
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_m]Bishop[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Kepler[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Slater[/name_m]
[name_u]Or[/name_u] names with unique spellings
[name_m]Haiden[/name_m]
[name_u]Jaidyn[/name_u]
[name_m]Konrad[/name_m]
Benjamyn
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thank you all for your opinions i value them! i love the suggestions of [name_m]Truett[/name_m] and [name_m]Slater[/name_m]!
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was “Bennett with an S”, and I like it! I also am Canadian and didn’t think of “senate” until I saw the other comments. I think the [name_m]Sennet[/name_m] spelling would (/should) lead to it being pronounced like “senate” and [name_m]Sennett[/name_m] runs the risk of having the second syllable stressed but again since it’s otherwise similar to [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], maybe that isn’t so likely. Sennet(t) also reminds me of [name_u]Seth[/name_u] a little bit - it shares a lot of Seth’s letters but it also has a quieter energy than a lot of names (in a good way).
In my imagination it might be a more popular name in the UK (I base this on absolutely no actual data, just a vibe/hunch) and in that way it reminds me of [name_u]Selby[/name_u], which I find really appealing and which also reminds me closely of a much more popular name but has a different feel.
Anyway, I like it!
I actually like [name_m]Sennet[/name_m]! I rather like the meaning of the word sennet (a signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage). I do think of Senate as well upon hearing, I’m not sure exactly how I feel about that.
Other names that have a similar feel to me
[name_u]Alder[/name_u]
[name_m]Artem[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashby[/name_u]
Bannister
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_m]Booker[/name_m]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Bowman[/name_m]
[name_m]Cadoc[/name_m]
[name_u]Calloway[/name_u]
[name_u]Caraway[/name_u]
[name_m]Carver[/name_m]
[name_m]Cephus[/name_m]
[name_m]Churchill[/name_m]
[name_u]Copper[/name_u]
[name_u]Derby[/name_u]
[name_m]Ender[/name_m]
[name_m]Fielding[/name_m]
[name_u]Garland[/name_u]
[name_m]Glover[/name_m]
Groves
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Haskel[/name_m]
Hawking
[name_m]Keane[/name_m]
[name_m]Knight[/name_m]
[name_m]Mckay[/name_m]
McCoy
[name_m]Muir[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m] | [name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_m]Ridge[/name_m]
[name_m]Sadler[/name_m]
Steed
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
Tasker
[name_m]Weaver[/name_m]
[name_m]Wheeler[/name_m]
I had never heard or seen [name_m]Sennet[/name_m] before. I don’t think it’s unusable. To me [name_m]Sennet[/name_m] seems like a better option than [name_u]Salem[/name_u]. For siblings, maybe [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] or [name_u]Jude[/name_u] for a brother and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Iva[/name_f] or [name_f]Tamar[/name_f] for a sister.
I like Sennet/Sennett, and I find much more usable than [name_u]Salem[/name_u], which has negative connotations to me because of the [name_u]Salem[/name_u] witch trials (unfortunate because I love the way [name_u]Salem[/name_u] looks and sounds!). As an alternative, I knew a [name_m]Senan[/name_m], which is an Irish name that has a very similar sound to [name_m]Sennet[/name_m] without sounding like a word (senate).