Sidney - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sidney \s(i)-

, also used as boy's name Sidney, 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 very common first name for women (#1483 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#10979 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Sidney. Compare Sidney with its variant forms and related girl names.

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