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Sidney (other)
Sidney may refer to: People * Sidney (surname), English surname * Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Sídney (footballer, born 1963) (Sídney José Tobias), Brazilian football forward * Sidney (footballer, born 1972) (Sidney da Silva Souza), Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Sidney (footballer, born 1979) (Sidney Santos de Brito), Brazilian football defender Fictional characters * Sidney Prescott, main character from the ''Scream'' horror trilogy * Sidney (''Ice Age''), a ground sloth in the ''Ice Age'' film series * Sidney, one of ''The Bash Street Kids'' * Sid Jenkins (Sidney Jenkins), a character in the British teen drama ''Skins'' * Sidney Hever, Edward's fireman from ''The Railway Series'' and the TV series ''Thomas and Friends''; see List of books in ''The Railway Series'' * Sidney, a diesel engine from the TV series; see List of ''Thomas & Friends'' characters * Sidney Freedman, a recurring character in the TV series '' M*A* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney (surname)
Sidney or Sydney is an English surname. It is probably derived from an Anglo-Saxon language, Anglo-Saxon locational name, ''[æt þǣre] sīdan īege'', "[at the] gorgeous island/watermeadow" (in the dative case).Reaney, P.H. & Wilson, R.M. (1997) ''A dictionary of English surnames, revised edition'' Oxford University Press, New York, There is also a folk etymological derivation from the French place name Saint Denis.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1988). ''A dictionary of surnames.'' Oxford University Press, New York, . "The name is usually derived from St. Denis but proof is lacking". Reaney, P.H. & Wilson, R.M. (1997) The name has also been used as a given name since the 19th century. British peerage The Sidney family rose to prominence in the Tudor period with the courtier Sir William Sidney (d. 1554). His son Henry Sidney (1529–1586) became a prominent politician and courtier. By Mary Dudley, Lady Sidney (d. 1586) he was the father of Philip Sidney (1554–1586), poet and courtier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Iowa
Sidney is a city in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,070 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Fremont County and is one of the smallest county seats in the state. History Sidney was laid out in 1851 and was originally to be named Dayton. The surveyors were boarding with the Milton Richards family. Richards' wife suggested they rename the city for her hometown of Sidney, Ohio. The Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo, operated by American Legion Post No. 128 since 1924, claims to be the world's largest continuous outdoor rodeo and one of the world's largest rodeos with around 38,000 visitors each year. The event is held in late July/early August. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 1,070 people, 440 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 780.5 inhabitants per square mile (301 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Wisconsin
Pine Valley is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,121 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Sidney is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.8 km2), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.3 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of it (0.54%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,121 people, 421 households, and 309 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.6 people per square mile (13.0/km2). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.57% White, 0.09% African American, 0.89% Native American, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population. There were 421 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, West Virginia
Sidney is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, south of Echo, WV and north of Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ..., WV. A variant name was Coleman. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, West Virginia {{WayneCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Texas
Sidney is an unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ..., the community had a population of 196 in 2000. History Sidney was originally known as Jimmie's Creek, Canady or Round Mountain before being named after a son of the community's first postmaster, John C. Stapp, in 1886. The area was settled some time before 1870 by William Yarbrough and J. A. Wright. The pioneers chose this location for the spring-fed stream that was nearby. Later this stream was named Jimmie's Creek for Captain James Cunningham. The first school, a one-room log cabin, was organized in the fall of 1877 with 28 students. By the end of the first school year, the students had increased to some 40 in numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Ohio
Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,421 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is approximately north of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton and south of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, and is a part of the Greater Dayton, Dayton metropolitan area. The city is named after English poet Philip Sidney, and many of Sidney's elementary schools are named after famous writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award. In 2009, it was the subject of the documentary film ''45365''. History Sidney, named after Sir Philip Sidney, a well-known poet and member of British Parliament, was originally a parcel of land located along the west side of the Great Miami River. This land was donated by Charles Starrett to be used as the site of a new town designated to be the county seat of Shelby County. The area around Sidney was once the ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney (village), New York
Sidney is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2010 census. The village is in the western part of the town of Sidney. History The area now known as Sidney was inhabited by the Husatunnuk prior to its "purchase" from Goldsboro Banyar, of Albany, in 1771 by Rev. William Johnston, Presbyterian, born in Dublin, Ireland. The town was then called "Johnston" settlement until its renaming in 1801. The village was named for Admiral Sir Sidney Smith. It is located nearly equidistant from Oneonta to the northeast, in the direction of the state capital Albany, and Binghamton to the southwest via I-88. Its position on the Susquehanna River makes it witness to the annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta. The largest local employer today is Amphenol followed by Keith Clark though the latter is reported to be closing. The town has also felt the loss of a local grocery, Price Chopper remains, and Kmart, as its manufacturing overall has de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, New York
Sidney is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 5,536 at the 2020 census. The town is at the northwestern corner of the county and contains the village of Sidney. History The town was formed in 1801 from the town of Franklin. On April 7, 1801, the town was named "Sidney" in honor of British naval officer Sir Sidney Smith. Geography The northern town line, marked by the Susquehanna River, is the border of Otsego County, and the western town boundary is the border of Chenango County. The village of Sidney, the main settlement in the town, is at the western end of the town along the Susquehanna River. Interstate 88 runs through the northern side of the town, with access from Exits 9, 10, and 11. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.33%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 6,109 people, 2,565 households, and 1,641 families residing in the town. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Sidney
Fort Sidney is a historic fort located in Sidney, Nebraska, United States. The 37th Regiment, Infantry Regiment established "Sidney Station" at a point midway between the Platte Rivers, where the modern community of Sidney, Nebraska, now stands. Initially the installation was a block house on a bluff with soldiers residing in tents nearby. That Spring, Fort Sedgewick, Colorado, was abandoned and the wooden buildings moved by mule train to a location beneath the bluffs and on the Lodgepole Creek, Lodgepole creek. This new garrison was named Sidney Barracks and would remain so until 1879, when it was designated Fort Sidney. The Union Pacific railroad eventually arrived and the fort was a trailhead for the Sidney-Black Hills Trail to the gold prospecting and mining areas of the Dakotas. The Greenwood Stage Station was a stagecoach stop on the trail. The trail crossed the North Platte River at Camp Clarke Bridge Site. The Fort Sidney Complex is a museum of the remaining fort bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The city is north of the Colorado state line. The population was 6,410 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The city was named for Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was founded in 1867 by the Union Pacific and grew up around the military base of Fort Sidney (also known as Sidney Barracks), where soldiers were stationed to guard the First transcontinental railroad, transcontinental railroad against potential Native American attacks. The town became the southern terminus of the Sidney Black Hills Stage Road which used Clarke's Bridge (near Bridgeport, Nebraska) to allow military and civilian traffic to reach Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer, South Dakota, and Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1870s and 1880s. When the railroad reached Sidney, it was the end of a sub-division of the rail line and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Montana
Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Montana, Richland County, Montana, United States, less than west of the North Dakota border. The population was 6,346 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city lies along the Yellowstone River. Sidney is approximately midway between Glendive, Montana and Williston, North Dakota. History Settlers began arriving in the area in the 1870s, and a post office was established in 1888. Six-year-old Sidney Walters and his parents were staying with Hiram Otis, the local justice of the peace, and Otis decided that Sidney was a good name for the town. The following year, Montana became a state and Sidney was incorporated in 1911. Sidney was originally part of Dawson County, Montana, Dawson County, but became the county seat of Richland County at its inception in 1914. Agriculture became an important part of the region after the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project was completed in 1909. A dam was built on the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
