Comments for the name Sydney

Sydney is French from St. Denys and/or English from Sidon.

Sydney is a hideous name for a girl. The nickname Syd is sooo masculine.

Sydney isn't just for guys. Many girls are named Sydney, so watch what you say about the name. I like it.

My name is Sydney, and I would never change my name. I am constantly getting compliments on it, and guys tell me it's sexy for a girl.

Awesome name, my daughter's name is SYDNEY.

I think this is a very pretty name for a girl, but it has become too popular now. Although there are very few Sydney's in my age group, there are many children named this now.

I have a friend named Sydney (she's female), and I think it's pretty. And no, I do not think it would sound good for a guy at ALL.

Sydney is the heroine in the "Scream" trilogy.

The character in the Scream trilogy was spelt Sidney, not Sydney.

I have sort of always imagined the spellings are what separate the name from m/f Sidney: male, and Sydney, female.

Sydney Pollack is an American actor, producer, and director.

Sydney has never been a personal favorite of mine. When I hear the name Sydney I think boy.

This name is commonly used in the Jewish religion famalies.

I am a girl so I think that it is really cool having a name that a boy can have too. People remember my name by the continent Sydney Australia and my sis gets mad because her name has nothing to remember it by so people only remember my name.

The journalist Sydney Schanberg, who reported from Cambodia during its takeover by the Khmer Rouge. He was portrayed by Sam Waterston in the movie "The Killing Fields".

My eldest daughter is Sydney. I think it is a beautiful name. My father in law hurt my feelings about her name before she was born, saying it sounded like an old man. I like unique names, not weird, just unique and I think her name will stand out.

I like this spelling the best for the name.

I LOVE this name and this spelling of it. My daughter's name is Sydney Catherine.

The fictional star of Alias (2001-2006) is named Sydney Bristow.

I'm guessing Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd's real name is Sydney.

It irritates the hell out of me when I see Sydney being used on girls - I want to use it for my son after the character Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities and I despise the spelling Sidney for boys. It looks like I'm going to have to give that up though since all the "trendy" mothers are using it for daughters nowadays. *sigh*

My daughter is named Sydney, I also have two boys who I would never dream of naming Sidney (male spelling). That name was used for boys a lot around the 1920's, get with the times. My personal favorite saying is the line from the Scream movies "HELLO SYDNEY!"

Although it is spelled with an I another famous "Sidney" was the bassist for the Sex Pistols Sid Vicious. He was the most popular and visible icon of the punk movement.

My name is Sydney and I am a girl. I live in a town of 1000 people and there are 3 girls named Sydney. My grandpa's name was Sidney. It is a horrible name for a boy because it sounds delicate and noble. For this reason I dislike having being named Sydney because I am a rough-and-tumble farm girl.

Sydney is the name of Jarod's keeper and one of the psychiatrists at the Centre in the tv series The Pretender.

This name is too masculine to be a female's name. I hate names that were originally boy names and then given to girls. That's just plain tacky.

I don't really think of Sydney as a girls name. But it doesn't seem very masculine either. I guess it's more of a girls name to me because of my friend Sydney. I think the name fits her because she is very artsy and cute.

While it seems very masculine to me, Sydney has a better claim as a female name than one might think---if I recall correctly, there is, surprisingly, a heroine of an 18th century novel by the name.

I like this name for a girl, not for a guy. I don't like the name Sydney spelled with an i either. I have a friend named Sydney and I love to say and write her name.

I love this cute name for a little girl. This will be the name of my little daughter. I just hope it won't lose its popularity, because it's way adorable.

Plain awful. Why give your daughter the name of an Australian city? Sounds soo trashy. Though there are still worse versions such as Cydny or Cydnee.

I definitely prefer both Sidney and Sydney on a boy. It's very handsome and manly.

I love the name SYdney. I like the spelling with a Y better than an I.

Do parents suddenly become morons when they have to name their daughters? Sydney is a masculine name. It sounds completely idiotic on girls.

Sydney Cooke is a Texas Ranger in the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger." She is Cuban, which is confusing when you consider her name.

Sydney as a girl's name isn't a modern invention - it was a not entirely uncommon Victorian female name in England. I like it, and the French version Sidonie (as in the writer Colette).

Sidonie is not a version of Sydney, it is a French name derived from the Latin 'Sidonia', but it's very superficially similar.

I think it is a pretty name, it reminds me of Australia! (not really)

Sydney Carton was a character in Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities".

I think Sydney is a lovely name, and to those of you who are saying it's stupid to name your kid after an Australian city - you know that it was used as a first name BEFORE it was used for the city, right? The city was named after a person.

This is actually a French name.

I'm sorry I just can't like this name. It sounds more like a guys name.

I think this is an okay name for either a boy or a girl. I only know girls with this name though. And, they both have the nickname "Squid". I think it's cute and funny, but they should only be called Squid by friends and relatives, not go by it in school or work.

A polluted city with a high crime rate.

I ONLY think of Sydney of a girl's name. There is 2 Sydneys in my class, both girls. My cousin's name is Sydney, also a girl. All of there personalities are different, from a mean girl to a lovable girl. This name is so much better than any Cindy.

Gorgeous name for gorgeous guy! My best friend's name is Sydney, he's a boy.

My name is Sydney and I am 14 years old. I like my name a lot -- it's not too common and not too unique. I've met about 5 Sydneys in my lifetime but I have noticed that it's becoming more popular. When I was born there were very few Sydneys. Overall, I like my name. If you dislike it because it reminds you of a beautiful city, keep in mind that there are many cities out there and one of them most likely bears your name too.

Ugly name for a girl! Or a boy!

The name of the English place from which the great Australian city took its name probably means south island in one of the Scandinavian languages -so named during the Viking invasions or it could be from the French Saint Denis.

Sydney Earle Chaplin (1926-2009), son of actor Charlie Chaplin.

I know 4 little girls named Sydney, and one adult. It's cool, but enough already!

It's okay. Not particularly sophisticated sounding though.

I knew a girl named Sydney who went to a high school with 'Sydney' in its name and who also lived in Sydney. Poor thing. Sydney is the name of a city - not for people!

I LOVE the name Sydney. I don't think it is a good name for a boy because it is WAY to femme... but for a girl is is absolutely perfect! By far, my FAVORITE name!

I find it very disappointing that girls are being given the name Sydney/Sidney. It is a masculine name through and through, and just like Ashley, Lindsay, Leslie, Kelly, Cooper, and Mackenzie, it has been made popular for girls by ignorant and stupid parents trying to rebel or be unique or creative, and creating a trend of girls being named boy names and just generally screwing names up.

People, naming your girl Sidney/Sydney is just a bad choice, don't do it.

"Messing up names?" If you're going to criticize parents for being "ignorant and stupid," you might want to try not sounding "ignorant and stupid."

Sydney Friar is Miss Missouri 2011.

Too bad this is mainly a girls name now
I REALLY like this on a guy,
Personally I don't think its very feminine nor masculine
It suits both but more masculine.

Sydney is a adorable name for a girl! Personally, I don't like this name on boys. If you name a boy that, spell it SIDNEY.

I like the name Sidney for a boy. Sydney isn't terrible for a girl, and I can actually picture it on an adult/old woman. But the nickname Sid/Syd is terrible!

I am surprised at the negative comments! Sydney is not my name, but I have met lots of Sydney's before and I think it's a very beautiful name. I can't picture a guy with the name.

Definitely a boy's name. But of course I'm not a fan of Ashley, Madison, or Aubrey on girls, considering they were once completely masculine and unheard of on females. Sure, a parent can get away with naming a girl Sydney now, considering the plethora of other BOY names that have now become 'tryndee' to stick on females. But in my family, Sydney will forever be a boy's name, because it was just and only that until about 1970. (Most likely Sydney Penny was a big reason for the shoot-up in female popularity). Besides, last time I checked, Sydney Carton in a Tale of Two Cities (from 1859) is a BOY, not a girl.