Meanings
plural Sydneys · alternative Sidney · alternative Sidny · alternative Cidnee · alternative Cidney · alternative Cydni · alternative Cydnee · alternative Cydnie · alternative Cydney · alternative Sidnee · alternative Sidneigh · alternative Sidney · alternative Sidni · alternative Sidnie · alternative Sidny · alternative Sydni
- uncountableA major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
Sydney Water, Australia's largest water utility, says data centres could use up to 25% of Sydney's drinking water by 2035.
2026 September 3, Claire Keenan, “AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026 - uncountableA local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
- uncountableA seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
- uncountableAn unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
- countableA unisex given name transferred from the surname.
American Eagle released a campaign starring the exceedingly charismatic actress Sydney Sweeney.
2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNNSynonyms: Syd
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
proper nounA unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Arabic سِيدْنِي, سِدْنِي
- سِيدْنِي (sīdnī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
- سِدْنِي (sidnī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Bengali সিডনি
- সিডনি (śiḍoni)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Bulgarian Си́дни
- Си́дни (Sídni)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Chinese Mandarin 悉尼, 悉尼
- 悉尼 (Xīní)urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- 悉尼 (Xīní)male given name
- 西德尼 (Xīdéní)male given name
- 悉妮 (Xīní)female given name
- 西德妮 (Xīdéní)female given name
- 悉尼 (Xīní)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
- 雪梨 (xuělí)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Dutch Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Esperanto Sidnejo
- Sidnejostate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Finnish Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
French Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
German Sydney, Sydney
- Sydneyurban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Greek Σύδνεϋ, Σίδνεϊ
- Σύδνεϋ (Sýdneÿ)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
- Σίδνεϊ (Sídneï)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Hawaiian Hini
- Hinistate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Hebrew סִידְנִי
- סִידְנִי (sídni)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Hindi सिडनी
- सिडनी (siḍnī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Hungarian Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Irish Sidní
- Sidnístate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Italian Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Japanese シドニー
- シドニー (Shidonī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Korean 시드니, 시드니
- 시드니 (sideuni)urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- 시드니 (Sideuni)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Latvian Sidnijs, Sidneja
- Sidnijsmale given name
- Sidnejastate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Lithuanian Sidnėjus
- Sidnėjusstate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Māori Poihākena
- Poihākenastate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Persian سیدنی
- سیدنی (sidni)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Polish Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Portuguese Sydney, Sidney
- Sydneyurban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Sidneymale given name
- Sídneimale given name
- Sidneimale given name
- Sydneymale given name
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
- Sidneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Punjabi ਸਿਡਨੀ
- ਸਿਡਨੀ (siḍnī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Russian Си́дней, Сидне́й
- Си́дней (Sídnej)urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Сидне́й (Sidnéj)urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Си́дни (Sídni)urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Си́дни (Sídni)male given name
- Си́дней (Sídnej)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
- Сидне́й (Sidnéj)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Spanish Sídney
- Sídneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Swedish Sydney
- Sydneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Tamil சிட்னி
- சிட்னி (ciṭṉi)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Thai ซิดนีย์
- ซิดนีย์ (sít-nîi)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Turkish Sidney
- Sidneystate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Ukrainian Сі́дней, Сідне́й
- Сі́дней (Sídnej)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
- Сідне́й (Sidnéj)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Urdu سڈنی
- سڈنی (siḍnī)state capital of New South Wales, Australia
Vietnamese Xích-ni
- Xích-nistate capital of New South Wales, Australia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Sydney
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Sydney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sydney
“Sydney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sydney. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sydney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sydney.
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