Sidney - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sidney \s(i)-dney, sid-ney\ is pronounced SID-nee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "wide meadow". Also possibly derived from the Norman French place name Saint Denis. First used as a given name in the 18th century, and popular in the 19th century. See also Sydney.

Sidney has 5 variant forms: Siddeny, Sideny, Sidneigh, Sidni and Sidnie.

Baby names that sound like Sidney are Cidney and Sidnee.

Sidney is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sidney. Click here to compare Sidney with related baby names.