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Sydney

[ˈsɪd̥ni] · name

Meaning

  1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  2. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
  3. A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
  5. A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
  6. A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.

Etymology / origin

For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).

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