Meaning: Its source is sidan eg, an Old English name meaning "Wide meadow."

Popularity: The name Sydney ranked 848th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 72nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Some have derived this surname from the Norman French place name St. Denis. However, the documents supporting this derivation have been denounced as forgeries.

These forged documents may have been part of an attempt by British aristocrats to trace their family back to the Norman French, who conquered England in 1066.

Meaning: Its source is sidan eg, an Old English name meaning "Wide meadow."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Popularity: The name Sydney ranked 22nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 1011th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 65th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: Some have derived this surname from the Norman French place name St. Denis. However, the documents supporting this derivation have been denounced as forgeries.

Why would such documents be forged? Perhaps we can find our explanation in the one-time fashion among British aristocrats of tracing their family lines back to the Norman French conquerors of 1066.