English Explanatory Dictionary

Sidney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English habitational surname.
  2. A male or female given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A locale in Canada.
  4. A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.
  5. A community in North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.
  6. A locale in the United States:
  7. A town in Sharp County, Arkansas.
  8. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
  9. A town in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
  10. A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Iowa; named for Sidney, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
  12. A town in Kennebec County, Maine; named for Philip Sidney.

Pronunciation

sĭd'ni /ˈsɪdni/

Word forms

Sidney Sidneys Sydney Cydney Sydnie Sydne

Etymology

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

Derived words

Sid Sidneyan
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