Sidwell (girl's name)

[KathDayKnight50]

Found this name in a Victorian novel and think it's really pretty.

I don't have a baby to name.

What do others think of it?

Just interested.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Horrible.

[Mookie81]

Ridiculous.

[EduCated]

It sounds like it should be a suburb of London, the sort that some talk about with horror and others think is a hipster haven.

[Talith]

Doesn't have gravitas and sounds ugly. Nope.

[DC18]

Not a great name imo especially not for a girl x

[QueenOfMyWorld]

Urgh no

[hungryhippie]

No.
Sounds like it should be a place...like Chigwell

[percheron67]

Poor child!

[MollyHuaCha]

How about...

Sydney
Lucinda
Cynthia

[LosingNemo]

It’s a shopping street in Exeter. And not a nice one either...

[ButtermilkBiscuits]

thanks OP, that gave me a good laugh.

[Anonymumtum]

After St Sidwell?

www.tellingourstoriesexeter.org.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=3&cntnt01returnid=80

[NarcolepticOuchMouse]

Ridiculous and awful

[megcustard]

I think it's really pretty. You should definitely use it.

[tinytemper66]

Reminds me of a character in a Welsh TV show - Siadwell!

[WakeUpFromYourDreamAndScream]

Ffs 🙄

[RustyBear]

Sidwell was a virgin saint from Exeter, she was apparently killed by reapers with a scythe, around 740 AD. There’s still a church and parish of that name, as well as Sidwell Street, in Exeter.

[anitagreen]

Sounds like a pissy alleyway in east London

[IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere]

I like it. The only thing that would put me off is that it reminds me of the John Sparkes character, Shadwell.

[Peachbubble]

Horrible - so many nicer names to choose from

[KathDayKnight50]

Yes, in the George Gissing novel, the girl was named after St Sidwell. They were a religious family.

[Kez99xo]

Im not a fan of it, its upto you though ur child but why all the nasty replies ? I know she asked for opinions but theirs nicer ways to reply Espeically the "poor child" one very uncalled for

[RustyBear]

The Latin name of Saint Sidwell was St Sativola, if you prefer that?

[babswindsor]

What about Sidolie which is prettier

[Rufffles]

There's a fairly well known footballer called Steve Sidwell. If I met a child called Sidwell it would cross my mind that he or she might be named after him.