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Sidney (M)>

Sidney (male)

Diminutive(s):Sid (M)
Pet Name(s):Syd (M)
Can be spelt:Sydney (M)
Feminine form:Sidney (F) Sydney (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, from the surname, itself derived either from the placename St Denis in France and introduced into Britain by the Normans; or from a placename in Surrey, England with the Old English meaning "wide meadow".

Sidney/Sydney is more frequently male than female, especially the second spelling.