The first name Sidney is of French, Greek, English, Latin origin. It is often a boy or girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

French: Contraction of St Denys

French: Derived from St. Denis (Sid, Sy, Syd, Sydneyl

French: From Saint-denis (Place Name). This Name Has Recently Become Popular for Girls As Well As Boys. Famous Bearer: Actor Sidney Poitier

Greek: From Sidon

English: Wide Island: South of the Water. This Name Has Recently Become Popular for Girls As Well As Boys. Famous Bearer: Actor Sidney Poitier

Latin: Variant of Sidony: Woman of Sidon (Ancient City)

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Pam  (English)
Diminutive of Pamela: Name Invented in the Th Century for a Heroine of the Book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

Pamela  (English)
Name Invented in the Th Century for a Heroine of the Book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

Pamelia  (English)
Variant of Pamela: Name Invented in the Th Century for a Heroine of the Book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney

Sid  (French)
Diminutive of Sidney: from Saint-denis (Place Name)

Sid  (English)
Diminutive of Sidney: Wide Island: South of the Water; 'From St. Denis'

Sid  (English)
From the Name Sidney

Syd  (French)
Diminutive of Sidney: from Saint-denis (Place Name)

Syd  (English)
Diminutive of Sidney: Wide Island: South of the Water; 'From St. Denis'

Sydney  (French)
Variant of Sidney: from Saint-denis (Place Name). This Name Has Recently Become Popular for Girls As Well As Boys

Sydney  (English)
Variant of Sidney: Wide Island: South of the Water; from Sidon

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