Meaning & Origin
A short form of the male given names Sidney and Siddhartha.
Sid is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, a short form of Sidney or Siddhartha. Sidney derives from the Old English sid and ieg, meaning 'wide meadow' or 'island' — though it was long also associated with Saint Denis.
With 3,000 recorded births, Sid is a compact, punchy name with enormous cultural range — from punk rock (Sid Vicious) to classic Hollywood (Sid Grauman) to animated films (Sid the sloth in the Ice Age franchise). Its singular syllable packs surprising character, and it reads as both nostalgically vintage and refreshingly direct.