Sydney - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sydney \s(y)-

, also used as boy's name Sydney, 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 common first name for women (#1011 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#45206 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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

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