Sidonia

[starskye.livejournal.com]

I was very heavily involved in name research the other night and I came across this name. I am facinated by a lot of really OLD names. Some of them are beautiful, but some are so ugly! Anyway, I love researching names from the 1700's and 1800's. I came across Sidonia (pronounced sih-dohn-yah) and was wondering what you all think. I personally LOVE this but I can't find anyone else who does LOL. Maybe that's why the name is very uncommon/not used anymore. So, am I crazy for liking this name, or is everyone else missing out?

Comments

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I think it's a very pretty name. I don't necessarily like how it's spelled though.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I think its pretty but I want to pn it sid-on-E-ah because of the spelling. I really like your pn, though.

[metalgypsy.livejournal.com]

i had a friend by that name but she used to hit on my x, so it kind've lost its good associations!!! :)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I don't like it at all.
In Belgium & The Netherlands (and I believe even in France) we have this famous cartoon called Suske&Wiske, and there was an Aunt Sidonia in it, here (http://www.fameuzefanclub.nl/archief/personages/sidonia.jpg). So I immediately think of her, and I don't like that ;)

[todaydream.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly!

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I think the way you pronounce it is pretty, though I never would have thought to pronounce it like that.
I immediately thought Sid-oh-nee-a ... which is really not very attractive.

I agree with an above poster, it's better than Sydney.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

what does it mean?

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

From the look of it, I want to say it's an italian name, only I've never heard it here. Anyway, by roman phonetics it's pronounced See-DAWN-yah (or See-DAWN-ee-ah, but you wouldn't really hear the last two vocals as separate)

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

The first thing that springs to mind for me is that Muse song, "Knights of Cydonia." This gives the name a comical air to me, but that aside, Sidonia is very pretty.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

That's totally what I was associating it with and just realized it, haha.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

I had to Google the name so that I would know where I knew it from, but I do like this name. It's pretty and fun to look at. I'm weird, though.

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

I can't decide if I like it or not. I think I do.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

I think it's really pretty.

[gangwaygirls.livejournal.com]

I want to pronounce it "Sih-DOUGHN-yuh." It's not bad.