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Sidon

SY-dun

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Ancient Phoenician city name meaning 'fishery' in Semitic languages. A rare, historically rooted name suggesting maritime heritage and ancient Mediterranean civilization with scholarly depth.”

Popularity Over Time

Sidon US popularity rank over timeRank 12619 in 2022 to rank 11014 in 2021. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#11014#11817#12619201520202022

Sidon is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

PhoenicianSemitic

Syllables

2

Style

LiteraryGrandElegantClassic

Collections

Works Everywhere → Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Sidon

Phoenician Rare & Uncommon

Silas

Latin Top 100

Simon

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Simon

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Samuel

Hebrew Top 50

Sibling Name Ideas

Selene

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cassia

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Ezra

Hebrew Top 50

Lysander

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Thea

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Semitic origin; works across cultures interested in ancient history

People Also Ask

Ancient Phoenician city name meaning 'fishery' in Semitic languages. A rare, historically rooted name suggesting maritime heritage and ancient Mediterranean civilization with scholarly depth.

Sidon is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Sidon works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Sidon include Selene, Cassia, Ezra, Lysander, Thea.