Sidney
[ˈsɪdni]Meaning
from the English surname Sidney
Background Story
Sidney comes from the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of the executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). As a given name it has traditionally been more masculine than feminine, though in America, after the variant Sydney became popular for girls, Sidney was used more for girls than boys between 1993 and 2019. It is also used in Brazilian Portuguese.
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