Sidney

Sidney \si-dney, sid-n-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Sidney can also be used, and more frequently so, as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is SIHDNiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sidney: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Sidney?

Sidney is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is wide island, wide meadow. The first name is derived from the surname, which could be from a place name in Surrey, England, from the Old English 'sidan' (wide) and 'eg' (river island, riverside meadow). The surname could also be derived from the Norman baronial title named after the place name of Saint-Denis in France. The family name was borne by influential persons including the English poet, courtier and soldier Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586); in his case, the surname is from Surrey. Another noted bearer of the family name was political martyr Algernon Sidney (1622-1683), an opponent of the monarchy of King Charles II. The first name was adopted from the mid 19th century, and its adoption was later promoted by the appearance of the heroic character name Sydney meaning Carton in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859). Sidney has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include Cid name variations, Cyd name, short names for Cydney, baby name Si, name Sidnea meaning, name Sidnee origin, what does the name Sidni mean, name Sidnie origin, Sidny meaning of name, Sidon meaning, Sydne meaning and origin, baby name Sydnea, baby name Sydnee, Sydni name, name Sydnie origin, and name Sydny. The short forms Sid pronounciation and Syd meaning of name, and the variant spelling name Sydney are other English forms. A variant of Sidney in other languages is short names for Sidonio (Spanish). See also the related form, Dennis meaning of name (Dutch, English, French, and German). Sidney is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1912, 0.222% of baby boys were given the name Sidney. It ranked at #80 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #828. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Sidney, Dennis meaning and origin was the most popular. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Sidney. Though Sidney is more popular as a girl name today, there was a period before 1992 that it was given more often to boys. From 1993 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Sidney. In 2009, the name Sidney was given to 2 times as many girls than boys.

The following famous people share the name Sidney:

• Actor Sidney Poitier, born 20 February 1927, Miami, Florida
• Author S.J
• (Sid) Perelman, born Sidney Joseph Perelman, 1 February 1904 - 17 October 1979, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names Sidney:

Sidnee name, nicknames for Sydne (English), Sydnee meaning of name, name Sydney meaning (English), Sydni name, Sydnie pronounciation, baby name Sydny (English), name Cydney origin (English), name Sachetan, name Sacheten meaning, Sacheton meaning and origin, short names for Sachetun, Sachetyn pronounciation, Saddam name popularity (Arabic), meaning of Saddim, name Saddum meaning, baby name Saddym, Satyam meaning (Indian), name Saxton origin, and what does the name Seadon mean.

The baby name Sidney fun facts:

The name Sidney in reverse order is "Yendis".

The numerological value of the name Sidney is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Sidney?

Sidney is in the top names in USA.