First names in Hebrew

First name Sydney: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סידני

Gematria value: 134

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sydney is written סידני

Meaning and origin

What does Sydney mean?

Meaning: English place name, understood as "wide island" (meaning disputed)
Origin: English

Sydney is an English family name taken from a place name. It is often explained by the Old English sīd, "wide", and ēg, "island": "the wide island"; this meaning is disputed. As a first name it is given to boys and girls, and it also brings to mind the great Australian city.

Gematria

Sydney = 134

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. סידני has 5 letters:

• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total134

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Sydney, from ס to י:

סַמְּכוּנִי בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹת רַפְּדוּנִי בַּתַּפּוּחִים כִּי־חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה אָנִי׃

“Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.”

Song of Songs 2:5

The book of your first name

Sydney, in nine pages

• Sydney, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Sydney
• Sydney, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Sydney in three answers

How do you write Sydney in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sydney is written סידני.

What is the gematria value of Sydney?
Written סידני, Sydney is worth 134: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Sydney mean?
English place name, understood as "wide island" (meaning disputed) (origin: English). Sydney is an English family name taken from a place name. It is often explained by the Old English sīd, "wide", and ēg, "island": "the wide island"; this meaning is disputed. As a first name it is given to boys and girls, and it also brings to mind the great Australian city.