Sydney

\sid.nɛ\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys

A French name for girls and boys of English origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine and masculine (unisex)
OriginEnglish
Pronunciation\sid.nɛ\
Also spelledSidney

Origin and meaning

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

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Great Britain

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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