Sidney.
An English habitational surname.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname.
A male or female given name transferred from the surname.
A locale in Canada. A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.
A locale in Canada. A community in North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.
A locale in the United States: A town in Sharp County, Arkansas.
A locale in the United States: A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
A locale in the United States: A town in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Iowa; named for Sidney, Ohio.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
A locale in the United States: A town in Kennebec County, Maine; named for Philip Sidney.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Richland County, Montana; named for Sidney Walters, a 6-year-old early settler.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska; named for railroad executive Sidney Dillon.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A locale in the United States: A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York; named for British naval officer Sidney Smith.
A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio; named for English poet Philip Sidney.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin.
Clipping of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Where this word comes from
From Old English *Sīdaneġ, the name of a place in Surrey, from sīd (“wide”) + eġ (“island”).
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