Sydney

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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. SID-nee

Meaning & History

From a surname that was a variant of the surname Sidney. This is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Formerly used by both genders, since the 1980s this spelling of the name has been mostly feminine.