Baby Name: Sidney

A place name that derives from either Old French or Old English. Fashionable during the first half of the 20th century. A literary name for Sydney Carton, the hero in the 19th century novel "A Tale of Two Cities," by Charles Dickens. Known for Bahamian-American actor and film director Sidney Poitier who became the first African-American male actor to be nominated and win an Academy Award. Ranks highly as a girl's name. City Name

• Syllables: 2
• Starts With: S
• Ends With: Y

• Nicknames:
  • Sid
  • Syd
• Variations:
  • Sydny
  • Sidny
  • Syd
  • Sydney
  • Sid