Complete Definition of "Sidney"

English
Alternative spellings
Sydney
Etymology
A habitational surname derived from a place Saint-Denis in France ( see Dennis), and from a place in Surrey, Old English sīdan "wide" + �g "river island".
Pronunciation
sĭd'ni, /�sɪdni/, /"sIdni/

Homophones
Sydney

Proper noun
Sidney (plural Sidneys)

  1. A surname.
  2. given name|male, transferred use of the surname since the eighteenth century; diminutive Sid
  3. given name|female, twentieth century usage, more often in the form Sydney.

Category:English surnames

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