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.

Horrible.

Ridiculous.

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.

Doesn't have gravitas and sounds ugly. Nope.

Not a great name imo especially not for a girl x

Urgh no

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

Poor child!

How about...

Sydney
Lucinda
Cynthia

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

thanks OP, that gave me a good laugh.

After St Sidwell?

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

Ridiculous and awful

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

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

Ffs 🙄

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.

Sounds like a pissy alleyway in east London

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

Horrible - so many nicer names to choose from

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

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

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

What about Sidolie which is prettier

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.