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Sidney
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English
Etymology
English surname, from several placenames in England, from an unattested Middle English *sidni < *sidna ei, from Old English sīdan (through metathesis), the dative of sīd (“spacious; wide”), and īeġe (“island”); ultimately from the phrase æt sīdan īeġe (“at the wide island”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)
- An English habitational surname
- A male or female given name transferred from the surname.
- A locale in Canada.
- A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.
- A community in North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.
- A locale in the United States:
- A town in Arkansas.
- A village in Illinois.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Iowa; named for Sidney, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A town in Maine; named for Philip Sidney.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Richland County, Montana; named for Sidney Walters, a 6-year-old early settler.
- A city, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska; named for railroad executive Sidney Dillon.
- An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
- A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York; named for British naval officer Sidney Smith.
- A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio; named for English poet Philip Sidney.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
- (Cambridge University slang) Clipping of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Usage notes
The male given name has been in use since the 18th century, and the female from the 20th. The spelling Sydney is more common for the female given name.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- (diminutive): Sid
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Sidney f
- alternative spelling of Sydney
Proper noun
Sidney m
- alternative spelling of Sydney
Turkish
Etymology
Proper noun
Sidney
- Sydney (the capital of New South Wales, Australia)
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