Sid

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

Nickname For: Sidney

Popularity: The name Sid ranked 1199th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 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.

Sports

Sid Abel
Hockey player.
- 1949 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
Sid Gillman
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1983 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
Sid Luckman (died 1998)
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1965 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

Sid Bacharach
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Gerald Schoenfeld (see list of Characters in the film Broadway Danny Rose)
Sid Caesar (born 1922)
American comedian and actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Sid Dickerson
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
Sid Grauman
One of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Sid Loomis
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Harvey Fierstein (see list of Characters in the film Bullets Over Broadway)
Sid Moscowitz
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Bob Balaban (see list of Characters in the film Alice)
Sid
Fictional character.
- "Coconut" Sid played by Frankie Faison (see list of Character from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing)