Sidonia

Sidonia is a Latinate feminine form derived from the ancient Phoenician city of Sidon, whose name is of Semitic origin and may relate to a word meaning fishing or fishery. The name entered Christian tradition largely through Saint Sidonia, a legendary Georgian figure said to have brought the robe of Christ to the Caucasus, making the name particularly venerated in Georgia. It was used across medieval and early modern Europe as a learned or humanist name. Related forms include Sidonie, Sidónia, and the masculine Sidonius.