Sidney (given name)

Sidney (often shortened to Sid) is an English given name deriving from the surname, itself of two different derivations depending on the origins of the family. In some cases a place name, itself from Old English, meaning "wide water meadow", and in others from the French place name "St. Denis".^[1]

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Sidney
Pronunciation	/ˈsidni/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Old English
Word/name	Sidney (surname)
Meaning	"wide water meadow"
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Sydney Sydnee Sidnei Sidny Sidnie
Short form(s)	Sid
Related names	Sidy

Sidney became widely used as a given name in English-speaking countries during the 19th century. It was popularised in the United States after the American Revolution due to admiration for the English politician Algernon Sidney as a martyr to royal tyranny;^[2] since its peak in the 1910s its usage has declined steadily. From the early 1990s to the 2000s, the name Sidney has become a fashionable name given to girls. Sydney is also a spelling variant of the name whatever the gender; other variants include Cydney and Cidney for a girl.

Notable people with the given name include:

Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), British long jumper
Sydney Affolter (born 2003), American former basketball player
Sidney Alford (1935–2021), English inventor and explosives engineer
Sidney Barnard (1914–1999), English footballer
Sidney Barthelemy (born 1942), American politician
Sidney Burr Beardsley (1823–1890), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), American jazz saxophonist
Sidney Beckerman (disambiguation), several people
Sidney Bernstein (disambiguation), several people
Sidny Lopes Cabral (born 2003), Dutch footballer
Sid Caesar (1922–2014), actor and comedian
Sidney Carroll (1913–1988), American film and television scriptwriter
Sidney Chu (born 1999), Hong Kong short track speed skater
Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903–1995), American ethnomusicologist
Sidnie White Crawford (born 1960), American professor of classics and religious
Sidney Crosby (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
Sidney H. Chang (1934–2016), Chinese-American historian, author, and academic
Sidney Cooke (born 1927) serial killer and leader of the "Dirty Dozen"
Sidney Dawson (1893–19??), English footballer
Sidney Duteil (born 1955), French musician and television and radio host
Sidney Easton (1885–1971), American actor, playwright and composer
Sid Eudy, professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
Sidney Fox (1907–1942), American stage and film actress
Sidny Feitosa dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
Sid Field (1904–1950), English comedy entertainer
Sidney Robert Freshwater (1919–2019), Australian cycling administrator
Sid Gepford (1895–1924), American football halfback
Sid Gillman (1911–2003), American football player and coach
Sidney Leslie Goodwin (1910–1912), English child who perished in the Titanic disaster
Sidney Gordin (1918–1996), Russian-born American artist, professor
Sid Gordon (1917–1975), American major league baseball All-Star player
Sidney Govou (born 1979), French football player
Sid Hadden (1877–1934), English cricketer
Sidney Hauser, American saxophonist
Sidney Hertzberg (1922–2005), American pro basketball player
Sidney Mttron Hirsch (1884–1962), American model and playwright
Sidney Holland (1893–1961), New Zealand Prime Minister
Sidney Homer (1864–1953), American composer
Sidney William Jackson (1873–1946), Australian ornithologist
Sid James (1913–1976), South African-born English film and television actor
Sidney Jones (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Sidney Kennon (died 1754), British midwife
Sidney Knott (1933–2020), South African cricketer
Sidney W. Lane (died 1906), American politician from Maryland
Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), American musician, poet and author
Sidney Lee (1859–1926), English biographer, writer and critic
Sid Luckman (1916–1998), American NFL Hall of Fame football player
Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), American film director
Sidney Lyon (1884–19??), American lawyer and state legislator
Sidney Magal (born 1953), Brazilian singer and actor
Sidnie Manton (1902–1979), British zoologist
Sidney McKnight (born 1955), Canadian boxer
Sid Meier (born 1954), game developer, famous for his Civilization series
Sidney Meyers (1906–1969), American film director
Sidney Mobell (1926–2022), American artist, jeweler, and philanthropist
Sidney Moncrief (born 1957), American basketball player
Sidney Moraes (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
Sidney Myer (1878–1934), Australian businessman and philanthropist
Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), Australian artist
Sidney Arnold Pakeman (1891–1975), British soldier, professor and politician
Sidney Phillips (1924–2015), American soldier and physician
Sidney Pike (1858–1923), British painter
Sidney Poitier (1927–2022), American actor
Sidney Ponson (born 1976), Aruban baseball pitcher
Sidney Powell (born 1955), American attorney
Sidney Pullen (1895–c. 1950), English football (soccer) player
Sidney Armor Reeve (1866–1941), American author and professor
Sidney Rittenberg (1921–2019), American journalist
Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007), American writer and producer
Sidney Sonnino (1847-1922), Italian politician
Sidney Souza (born 1972), Brazilian footballer
Sidney Spencer (born 1985), American basketball player
Sidney Tannenbaum (1925–1986), American basketball player
Sid Terris (1904–1974), American lightweight boxer
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter (1883–1958), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Sidney Topol (1924–2022), American innovator and entrepreneur
Sidney Veysey (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
Sidney W. Wernick (1913–1995), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Sidney Wicks (born 1949), American basketball player
Sid Wilson (born 1977), American DJ, keyboardist and pianist

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