Sydney
[ˈsɪdni]Meaning
from a surname that was a variant of Sidney
Background Story
Sydney comes from a surname that was a variant of the surname Sidney. It is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Formerly used by both genders, since the 1980s this spelling of the name has been mostly feminine.
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