Sidney

See also: Sídney and Sydney

English

Etymology

From Old English *Sīdaneġ, the name of a place in Surrey, from sīd (“wide”) + eġ (“island”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭd'ni, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪdni/
• Rhymes: -ɪdni
• Homophone: Sydney
• Hyphenation: Sid‧ney

Proper noun

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

1. An English habitational surname.
2. A male or female given name transferred from the surname.
3. A locale in Canada.
   1. A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.
   2. A community in North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.
4. A locale in the United States:
   1. A town in Sharp County, Arkansas.
   2. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
   3. A town in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
   4. A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Iowa; named for Sidney, Ohio.
   5. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
   6. A town in Kennebec County, Maine; named for Philip Sidney.
   7. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
   8. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Montana; named for Sidney Walters, a 6-year-old early settler.
   9. A city, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska; named for railroad executive Sidney Dillon.
   10. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
   11. A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York; named for British naval officer Sidney Smith.
   12. A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio; named for English poet Philip Sidney.
       • 2024 November 17, Stephen Starr, “Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

         A sheriff in Sidney, a town 40 miles (64km) north-west of Springfield that is home to several dozen Haitian immigrants, allegedly told local police in September to “get a hold of these people and arrest them”.

   13. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
   14. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
   15. An unincorporated community in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin.
5. (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

• (surname and given name): Sydney
• (female given name): Cydney, Sydnie, Sydne

Derived terms

• (diminutive): Sid
• Sidneyan

Anagrams

• Disney, diynes, snidey

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sidney f

1. alternative spelling of Sydney

Proper noun

Sidney m

1. alternative spelling of Sydney

Turkish

Etymology

From English Sydney.

Proper noun

Sidney

1. Sydney (the capital of New South Wales, Australia)