Sydney

Alternative forms

• (male given name): Sidney

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭd'ni, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪd.ni/

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Proper noun

Sydney (countable and uncountable, plural Sydneys)

1. (countable) A surname​, a spelling variant of Sidney.
2. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. (uncountable) A seaport and the state capital of New South Wales in Australia.
4. (uncountable) A seaport and former city, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia in Canada.
5. Dharuk, an Aboriginal language of Australia.

Proper noun

Sydney m

1. Sydney

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sid.nɛ/

Proper noun

Sydney

1. Sydney (in Australia)
2. Sydney (in Canada)

Proper noun

Sydney f

1. Sydney (in Australia)

Pronunciation

• (standard pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɨdni/
• (common nonstandard pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɨdnɛj/

Proper noun

Sydney n (indecl)

1. Sydney (in Australia)

Alternative forms

• Sidney, Sidnei, Sidney
• (given name): Sídnei

Etymology

Borrowed from English Sydney.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsid͡ʒ.nej/

Proper noun

Sydney f

1. Sydney (a city in New South Wales, New South Wales)
2. Sydney (a former city in Nova Scotia, Canada)

Proper noun

Sydney m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Sydney

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsíːdni/
• Tonal orthography: sȋdni

Proper noun

Sydney m inan (genitive Sydneyja)

1. Sydney (city in Australia)