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 from the Norman French place name Saint Denis. Used as given name in the 18th century and popular in the 19th. Sidney is favored for boys; Sydney is almost entirely used for girls. See also Cydney. Author Sidney Sheldon; film director Sydney Pollack; actor Sidney Poiter.

Sidney has 3 variant forms: Sid, Syd and Sydney.

Baby names that sound like Sidney are Stoney, Sidonio and Stone.

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