Sidonius is a Roman

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

literally meaning "man from

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

" Later it was used as a given name, after the saint Sidonius Apollinaris. Notable people with this name include: *

Sidonius of Aix St. Sidonius (also called Cedonius, or Restitutus) is traditionally held to be St. Maximinus of Aix's successor as Archbishop of Aix. He is also traditionally held to be a blind man healed by Jesus. The incident is often held to be Jesus heali ...

(1st Century), protobishop of Augusta Tricastinorum, saint and reputed witness of Jesus' ministry *

Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November of an unknown year, 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from 5th-century Gaul ...

(c. 430 – c. 489), Gallo-Roman poet, diplomat, bishop and saint *

Sidonius (Irish saint) Sidonius (french: Saëns; ga, Sídann) was an Irish-born French monk and saint. He was the spiritual teacher of Leutfridus. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Sidonus was born sometime in the seventh centu ...

(c. 620 – c. 690) *

Sidonius, Bishop of Passau Sidonius was a Bishop of Passau, perhaps the third bishop, in the mid-8th century, perhaps from about 754 to 764. Jean Mabillon (1632–1707) conjectured that he had the same origins as Virgilius, Scottish or Irish, and that they came to German ...

(fl. 754–764)

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