Sydney - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sydney \s(y)-dney, syd-ney\ is pronounced SIHD-nee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "wide meadow". Also possibly place name: Saint Denis. Sidney is favored as a name for boys, and Sydney is almost entirely used for girls, probably due to influence in the 1980s from madam/celebrity Sydney Biddle Barrows.

Sydney has 9 variant forms: Cydney, Cydnie, Sidnee, Sidney, Sidnie, Sydel, Sydelle, Sydnee and Sydnie.

Baby names that sound like Sydney are Cydnee and Cidney.

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