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Sidney

A male or female given name transferred from the surname.

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Sidney at a glance

Origin: English
Root meaning: “wide”
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɪdni/

Etymology

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

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What does the name Sidney mean?

A male or female given name transferred from the surname. Its root means "wide".

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