Gender: Male
Pronunciation: S IH D N IY L AH N IH R
Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned, taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and worked as a lawyer. As a poet he sometimes used dialects. Many of his poems are written in heightened, but often archaic, American English. He became a flautist and sold poems to publications. He eventually became a professor of literature at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and is known for his adaptation of musical meter to poetry. Many schools, other structures and two lakes are named for him, and he became hailed in the South as the "poet of the Confederacy". A 1972 US postage stamp honored him as an "American poet".
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 17, 2024
On the name Sidney Lanier, Sidney means From Saint Denis.
The name Sidney Lanier is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Sidney is commonly found in Brazil, United States of America, South Africa, and 74 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: S IH D N IY L AH N IH R
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
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At NamesLook, the name Sidney is recorded 11,760 times globally, ranking it as the 4,979th most common name worldwide.
Sidney is most prevalent in Brazil, with 2,958 occurrences, making it the 405th most popular name in the country.
In Brazil, the name Sidney is found among 1 in every 274 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | #405 | 1 : 274 |
| United States of America | #1,373 | 1 : 628 |
| South Africa | #1,819 | 1 : 2,118 |
| France | #2,218 | 1 : 1,691 |
| Netherlands | #1,150 | 1 : 567 |
| United Kingdom | #2,161 | 1 : 1,350 |
| Canada | #1,919 | 1 : 1,414 |
| Hong Kong | #1,314 | 1 : 1,955 |
| Belgium | #1,913 | 1 : 1,423 |
| Colombia | #5,544 | 1 : 6,481 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Sidney from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned, taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and worked as a lawyer. As a poet he sometimes used dialects. Many of his poems are written in heightened, but often archaic, American English. He became a flautist and sold poems to publications. He eventually became a professor of literature at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and is known for his adaptation of musical meter to poetry. Many schools, other structures and two lakes are named for him, and he became hailed in the South as the "poet of the Confederacy". A 1972 US postage stamp honored him as an "American poet".
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