Definition of "Sidney"

An English habitational surname from Old English [æt þǣre] sīdan īeġe (“[at the] wide island”).  examples

A male or female given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A locale in Canada.

1. A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.  examples

2. A community in North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.  examples

A locale in the United States:

1. A town in Arkansas.  examples

2. A village in Illinois.  examples

3. A town in Indiana.  examples

4. A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Iowa; named for Sidney, Ohio.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.  examples

6. A town in Maine; named for Philip Sidney.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in Missouri.  examples

8. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Montana; named for Sidney Walters, a 6-year-old early settler.  examples

9. A city, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska; named for railroad executive Sidney Dillon.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in New Jersey.  examples

11. A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York; named for British naval officer Sidney Smith.  examples

12. A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio; named for English poet Philip Sidney.  examples

13. An unincorporated community in Texas.  examples

14. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.  examples

15. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.  examples

(Cambridge University slang) Clipping of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.