Given name

Sidsel

Sidsel is a feminine given name from Danish. It is used in Danish and Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Sidsel comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Danish usage, Sidsel is a diminutive of Cecilie.

Sidsel’s family of names

In Danish usage, Sidsel is a diminutive of Cecilie. In Norwegian usage, Sidsel has a related form in SEDSEL.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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