Meaning of name Sidney

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Meaning

The name Sidney has the following meaning:

From the wide island.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Sidney as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Sidney is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 693 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Sidney fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 29 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 846 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sidney in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Sidney as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Sidney is pronounced as sid-nee

Origins

Sidney originates from the French language.
See other suggested French baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Sidney and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sidney: Boys - Dalphin, Finis, Leroy, Pascal, Girls - Daffodil, Lorraine, Marianne, Naeva, Both genders - Fay, Tennille

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Sidney: Sid (English), Sidnea, Sidnee, Sidni, Sidnie, Sidonio (Spanish), Sidyn, Syd, Sydnea, Sydnee, Sydney, Sydni, Sydnie, Sydny

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Sidney are: Sid

Style

We think the name Sidney should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sidney to be: Handsome and kind-hearted chap

In one word, you might describe Sidney as a(n) "kind-hearted" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Sidney (or its variants) are:

Sir Sidney Alton Ponson, born on 2 November, a famous baseballer. Sir Sidney Alton Ponson's background: A Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers organization.

Sidney Lanier, born on 3 February, a famous musician. Sidney Lanier's background: An American musician and poet. His most famous poems were 'Corn' (1875), 'The Symphony' (1875), 'Centennial Meditation' (1876), 'The Song of the Chattahoochee' (1877), 'The Marshes of Glynn' (1878), and 'Sunrise' (1881). The latter two poems are generally considered his greatest works.

Sidney Sheldon, born on 11 February, a famous writer. Sidney Sheldon's background: An American writer who won awards in three careers�a Broadway playwright, a Hollywood TV and movie screenwriter, and a best-selling novelist.