Sierra - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sierra \

is pronounced see-ERR-ah. It is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "saw". Place name for the western mountains. Other geographical names are Savannah and Mesa. The name is also associated with environmental concerns due to the Sierra Club.

Sierra has 4 variant forms: Ciara, Ciera, Cierra and Siera.

For more information, see also the related name Tierra.

Baby names that sound like Sierra are Siara, Searra, Cieara, Ciarra, Seara, Sera, Sarra, Siria and Seeria.

Sierra is a very common first name for women (#1006 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1780 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Sierra. Compare Sierra with its variant forms and related girl names.

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