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Sidney ('Sid') for a boy

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AllTheNamesIWantHaveGone · 14/11/2013 13:04

Hello

DP and I are struggling to find the 'right' name for our baby boy due next year.

Current forerunner is Sidney ('Sid'). But for reasons I can't quite put my finger on I have reservations about it. As silly as it sounds I think it's because I have never known a Sidney and so can't imagine what sort of person a Sidney would be .....

Anyhow, suppose the reason I'm posting this is just to see what the general view on the name is.

Thanks !

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MadameJosephine · 21/11/2013 22:11

I love it, DP's dad is called Sidney and we agreed it would be a middle name for our baby whatever the gender turned out to be. We had a DD but used the original spelling, the same as grandad

OneLittleToddleTerror · 21/11/2013 11:46

I think the female version is spelt Sydney. Like Robyn, Lyndsey. But it's rare enough that no one will think it's a girl's name.

I love it btw.

MaryBerrysBlazer · 21/11/2013 11:44

I love Sid!

Wincher · 20/11/2013 21:29

It's my DS's middle name - we weren't brave enough to have it as a first name!

BakeOLiteGirl · 20/11/2013 21:26

My son is called Sid and you just summed him right up in that paragraph.

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AllTheNamesIWantHaveGone · 16/11/2013 10:31

Girls, I think I've been convinced to go for it .... ! Lively, bit naughty, cheeky grin are all descriptions that could be used for his father !! Characteristics that will surely travel down the gene pool

Thanks all xx

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hobbjobb · 15/11/2013 21:26

I know a Sidney he's a really cute 4 year old. And my cat is called Sid and he is really cool

Ihatepeas · 15/11/2013 19:28

I know a totally adorable little Sid (I think he may be just be Sid though) I love the name!

sonlypuppyfat · 15/11/2013 16:44

I'm sure all men called Sidney are wonderful but the name is just awful Hate old man names.

KatoPotato · 15/11/2013 16:38

Or SIDs.

KatoPotato · 15/11/2013 16:36

I just think of the Carry On Films - 'Siiiiiiiiid'

MrsBramleyApple · 15/11/2013 16:17

I love it! It's a Joyce Grenfell Nursery Sketch name! There is a very naughty little boy called Sidney!
There is one sketch when the children are choosing which flower they want to be.........."Oh very well Sidney you may be a cauliflower dear, only be it gently!!!"

notadoctor · 15/11/2013 16:08

I love Sidney - but I do very much like that kind of name (Walter, Reg, Ronnie etc). I worked in a nursery with a Sid who was a lovely, lively little thing with a very cheeky grin!

ThursdayLast · 15/11/2013 16:08

As far as I was aware the female version is spelt Cydney??? I'm not sure, I think I'm dredging that up from a Nick Hornby book???
Pronunciation is the same though.
I'll shut up now

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AllTheNamesIWantHaveGone · 15/11/2013 15:18

Thanks again all !

I must admit that I have only recently found out that Sidney is also used as a girls name (although I think the feminine form tends to be spelt 'Sydney'). Seems to be a bit more popular in the States than over here so won't dwell on it too much .....

Yes, I very much remember that Tetley Tea man too !

Thanks for the book recommendation !

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SS3J · 15/11/2013 12:24

I don't personally like it, but that doesn't matter! I don't think it's any weirder than Stanley, which is in the top 100 now. The main reservation I would have is that I get the impression that it is coming back as a girl's name. You might want to research that a bit that's all. But basically, if you love it, go for it!

squoosh · 15/11/2013 11:47

Sid is lovely, Sidney is ok but I think I'd be embarrassed shouting it out in a crowded park, but that's just me. I think it will always remind me of this chap.

Cannotbelieveit · 15/11/2013 10:27

I love Sid/Sidney

killpeppa · 15/11/2013 10:09

I love 'old' names. not just the 'on trend one'.

harold
Reginald
walter,
are all personal favourites:)

spicynaknik · 15/11/2013 10:07

Um...I'd have reservations too. I'm really surprised at all the positive comments. I've met a little Sid and it just seemed like an old man's name, it didn't suit him at all. Personally I don't think it's in the same old man chic category as Archie, Fred etc. I think it's the male equivalent of Doreen. Sorry.

onlysettleforbutterflies · 15/11/2013 09:59

Love it. Its my dad's name and he is pretty cool .

killpeppa · 15/11/2013 09:58

i LOVE it!

LemonEmmaP · 15/11/2013 09:56

Just to add that if you do have a Sid, make sure you get the book 'Some Dogs Do' - it's one of my DS's favourites, and a lovely story. I also think Sid is a fab name!

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AllTheNamesIWantHaveGone · 15/11/2013 09:52

Ahhh ... thanks girls. Feeling a bit better that reactions to it are good. Think we should just go for it !!

(and if it's good enough for Jaimi Theakston ...... !!)

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MrsEllsmore · 15/11/2013 08:20

My grandad was a Sidney and if dc turns out to be a boy we are going to use it as a middle name after him, g'dad was a true gent with a smile for everyone, would be delighted if dc took after him.

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