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View Surname: Sidney


SIDNEY
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SID-nee   [key]
Meaning & History
Originally derived from various place names in England meaning "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island". Another theory holds that the surname comes from the name of town in Normandy called "Saint DENIS", though evidence for this is lacking.



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