Meaning: Wide island, through an English place-name surname
The story
Sidney comes from an English surname linked with place names meaning wide island. A proposed Norman Saint-Denis route has weaker evidence and should not replace the better-supported English explanation.
Nicknames
- Sid
Spellings & variants
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Sidney comes from English.
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