Sydney

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Sydney began as a popular surname with the first recorded Sydneys making their mark on the world back in the 11th century in England. Some historians will show that the name is actually French and derives from Saint Denis. History will also reveal that many English families with the last name of Sydney migrated from the mainland to the British Colonies abroad to escape tyranny. These families were quite instrumental in the growth of the United States of America. There are still today many families in America with the last name of Sydney.

POPULARITY

The name Sydney is more popular as a baby girl's name. Although Sydney is quite popular as a boy's name it is more commonly spelt "Sidney." Since the early 1900s, the name Sidney has enjoyed steady usage when naming baby boys. While the name Sydney, for a girl, has had tremendous usage since the 1980s and continues to gain popularity with its number 34 spot on the most popular baby names list.

FACTS

• The Olympic Games that were held in Sydney Australia in 2000 were, to date the largest. In attendance were 199 Nations, 10,651 athletes, of whom 4069 were women and 6582 were men. The event contested 300 events with 46,967 volunteers, 16033 media personnel that included 5298 written press members as well as 10,735 broadcast media members.
• Those who like the baby name Sydney also like the names Stoney, Sidonito, and Stone.

NAMESAKES

• Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Sydney, Australia
• Sydney is a song by Puddle of Mudd
• Sydney is a movie directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

FAMOUS PERSONS:

• Sydney Crosby is a professional ice hockey player born on August 7, 1987
• Sydney Penny is an actress best known for her role as Julia Santos on the American Soap Opera All My Children. Sydney Penny was born on August 7, 1971
• Sydney Biddle Barrows was born on January 14, 1952 and is the author of "Mayflower Madam."
• Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 and is an actor
• Sydney Sheldon was an author who lived from February 11, 1917 to January 10, 2007. He was credited with the writing of the novels, Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight, and Rage of Angels. Mr. Sheldon was also the creator of the American television shows I Dream of Jeanie and Hart to Hart.
• Sydney Pollack was born on July 1, 1934. He is an Academy Award winning director, producer and actor. He is possibly best known for directing movies such as The Interpreter, Sabrina, Random Hearts, The Firm, and The Way We Were.

OTHER SYDNEY'S

Sydney Smith, Sydney Johnson, Sydney Williams, Sydney Jones, Sydney Brown, Sydney Davis, Sydney Miller, Sydney Wilson, Sydney Moore, Sydney Taylor, Sydney Abney, Sydney Abraham, Sydney Abshier, Sydney Ackerman, Sydney Adair, Sydney Adams, Sydney Adeniyi, Sydney Agyekum, Sydney Gadd, Sydney Abeita, Sydney Abend, Sydney Abrams, Sydney Abramson, Sydney Abright, Sydney Adcox, Sydney Ade, Sydney Adkins, Sydney Affholder, Sydney Agnello, Sydney Ahlstrom, Sydney Aiello, Sydney Abbott, Sydney Abel, Sydney Abernathy, Sydney Abrahams, Sydney Abshire, Sydney Ace, Sydney Acho, Sydney Ackaah, Sydney Acuff, Sydney Addikah, Sydney Addleman, Sydney Aden, Sydney Adka, Sydney Affleck, Sydney Agag, Sydney Agbulos, Sydney Ahearn, Sydney Aiavolasiti, Sydney Akeal, More results

Author: Kim Shuskey