English Meaning: The name Syd is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Syd is: Wide Island: south of the water; 'from St. Denis'.
[ syll. sy-dne, syd-ne ] The baby girl name Sydne is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced SIHDNiy †. Sydne is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Sydne is a form of the English and French Sidney.
Origin of the name Sydney: Transferred use of the surname originating as a Norman baronial name taken from the place-name St. Denis in Normandy. Alternatively, the name arose independently in England and is derived from the Old English elements sīd (extensive, wide) and ieg (island in a river, riverside meadow).
MEANING: ... It is probably derived from an Anglo-Saxon place name (æt þǣre) “sīdan īege”, meaning “wide island”.
Sylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun silva meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with i.
A stage name is a name that an actor or entertainer uses instead of his or her real name when they work. She performed under the stage name Princess.
