Message: "Sidonie" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Sidonie

by BBH

2/22/2010, 7:42 AM

What are the general thoughts on the name Sidonie? Got any combos? 1-10?

I like it quite a bit at this moment. It seems to me like a more interesting alternative to Sophie and/or Sidney. You'd also have the option of Sid, which is cute.

#Sidonie

This message was edited 2/22/2010, 8:53 AM

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- JHK

2/23/2010, 9:18 AM

I love Sidonie!

However I find it really hard to make combos with it. Sidonie Adele? Sidonie Faye?

- Anneza +2

2/22/2010, 10:59 PM

Medina Sidonia, he who lost his Spanish Armada, puts me right off. Perhaps I'm over-educated ... ?

But if I had to choose, I'd prefer Sidonia to Sidonie, which looks as if it wants a French pronunciation and that would be a bore in English.

- BBH +1

2/23/2010, 6:28 AM

No, I don't think the English pronunciation is a bore, which would be sih-DOE-nee, or would just adopt the French sih-doh-NEE. Not boring at all! Sidonia seems way less cute to me.

- Anneza

2/23/2010, 10:50 PM

To my ears, Sidonie the English way contains dough, which is not encouraging. The French version is good, but it can be very boring going through life explaining about French phonetics every time you're introduced. Cute is fine for the under-5s and again for the 12 to 15s, but tedium is a life sentence.

- Arialblack

2/22/2010, 3:34 PM

I love this name

I like that it's an old classic and yet quite original. You don't see it often. Sido is a frequent nickname too, but I much, much prefer Sid...

Combos?
Sidonie Juliet
Sidonie Cléo
Sidonie Clarisse
Sidonie Alma
Sidonie Louise
Sidonie Garance
Sidonie Aurèle
Alma Sidonie
Lila Sidonie

- Bear +2

2/22/2010, 12:21 PM

I don't like Sydney at all for a girl. But I find Sidonie quite charming.

Sorry for any repeats:

Sidonie Rosalind
Sidonie Carys
Sidonie Petra
Sidonie Colette
Sidonie Flora
Sidonie Katrina
Sidonie Violette
Sidonie Elspeth
Sidonie Winter
Sidonie Maia
Sidonie Freya
Sidonie Laurel
Sidonie Maeve

By the way, I'm pronouncing it "SID-uh-nee." Is that how you are saying it?

- Arialblack +1

2/22/2010, 3:52 PM

Oh Sidonie Colette, if you did it on purpose, well found. ;) But the two names are very pretty together.

I like your Sidonie Maeve too.

- Bear

2/23/2010, 9:25 AM

I was wondering if anyone would notice. :-)

- Tassiegirl

2/22/2010, 12:07 PM

I really love Sidonie.
No combos at the moment, no time!

- Ninor (Frozten) +1

2/22/2010, 8:19 AM

I like it and would probably rate it 5 or 6. But I would rate Sidony 7.

Sidonie Anne
Sidonie Daphne
Sidonie Belphoebe
Sidonie Georgiana
Sidonie Felicity
Sidonie Matilda
Sidonie Veronica
Sidonie Cornelia
Sidonie Giselle
Sidonie Augustina
Sidonie Alberta
Sidonie Augusta
Sidonie Viena

- BBH

2/22/2010, 8:40 AM

Oh, I LOVE Sidonie Augusta (10). What a magical combo!

- Maggie (guest)

2/22/2010, 8:12 AM

-is to lazy to sign on-

I love Sidonie, I read it in a book once.

I like Sidonie Josefine

- Alcyone

2/22/2010, 8:09 AM

Sidonie is lovely.

Sidonie Clara - 8
Sidonie Claire - 8
Sidonie Maeve - 8
Sidonie Maya / Maia - 8
Sidonie Myra - 7
Sidonie Rebecca - 7
Sidonie Georgia - 6
Sidonie Catherine / Katherine - 5
Sidonie Alice - 7
Sidonie Helen - 7
Sidonie Evelyn - 7
Sidonie Virginia - 6
Sidonie Vera - 7
Sidonie Isabel / Isabelle - 6
Sidonie Laura - 6
Sidonie Cora - 6
Sidonie Bridget - 6
Sidonie Pearl - 7

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