Senna
[ˈsɛnə]Meaning
meaning uncertain; the senna plant, via Arabic sanā
Background Story
The meaning of Senna is uncertain. In some cases it is given in honour of the Brazilian racecar driver Ayrton Senna, and in others it may be inspired by the senna plant, whose genus name was coined by the British botanist Philip Miller in 1754 from the Arabic sanā. As a surname it is borrowed from Italian Senna and is predominantly attested in Brazil, though it is not of Portuguese origin.
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