Sidney

American  

[sid-nee] / ˈsɪd ni /

Also Sydney

noun

1. Sir Philip, 1554–86, English poet, writer, statesman, and soldier.

2. a city in N Ohio.

3. a male or female given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Denis.

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Sidney British  

/ ˈsɪdnɪ /

noun

1. Algernon. 1622–83, English Whig politician, beheaded for his supposed part in the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II and the future James II: author of Discourses Concerning Government (1689)

2. Sir Philip. 1554–86, English poet, courtier, and soldier. His works include the pastoral romance Arcadia (1590), the sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella (1591), and The Defence of Poesie (1595), one of the earliest works of literary criticism in English

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Sidney

Amalgamated, which was founded in 1923 by labor organizer Sidney Hillman, is one of the smaller financial institutions in the country’s financial nerve center, with a single branch in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Pierre’s Stewart holds the gravitas of that portrayal while also capturing the original intent of his character’s co-creator, Neal Adams, to have him evoke a young Sidney Poitier.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

One time he was playing at a private club in New York where on the neighbouring court Hollywood actors Gene Wilder and Sidney Poitier were filming a movie.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Goldman Sachs’ senior partner Sidney Weinberg was a close adviser, and in 1956 he guided Ford Motor to a record-setting $657.9 External link million IPO.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

“I can’t get over that catch,” Sidney Goldberg said.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok