Sidi

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Sidi is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English name11K records spelled Sidi10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, Belgium

  Languages: English, Dutch

  Also written Sìdì, Sïdí, Sïdī, Sīdī

• Spanish name9.6K records spelled Sidi9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico, Spain

  Also written Şidi, Sídì, Sĩḓî, Sïdí, Sidí

• Hindi name5.9K records spelled Sidi3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Sïdï

• a separate given name2.3K records spelled Sidi5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in China

  Also written Si-Di, Sīdī, Sidī, Sîdi

• Chinese name562 records spelled Sidi2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Taiwan

  Also written Si-Di

60 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Sidi is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• chefe, senhor; chief, master

  as a name·Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

• In Arabic, master; lord.

  as a name·African Muslim Names

• In Arabic, my lord; title/name form

  as a name·African Muslim Names

• master

  as a name·African Muslim Names

• In tft, alternative form of side (“a sail”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Sidi Fredj Halimib. 1876FRAlgerian rabbi (1876–1957)
• Sidi Talb. 1912UASoviet singer (1912-1983)
• Irán Eoryb. 1939ATnot in their usual nameIranian actress (1939–2002)
• Moshe Sidib. 1953ILD. Sc. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology 1982
• Ela Sidib. 1965PLIsraeli writer
• Mohamed Sidib. 1968FRFrench politician (Mayotte)
• Moussa Dembéléb. 1987BEnot in their usual nameBelgian association football player (born 1987)
• Sidi Fofanab. 1992FRFrench association football player
• Tesh Sidib. 1994ESSahrawi-Spanish computer scientist and politician
• Sidi Bouna Amarb. 1998MRMauritanian footballer (born 1998)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 257 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Sidi?

We estimate roughly 2.7 thousand people bear Sidi (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Sidi have the most bearers?

Sidi is most frequently recorded in Morocco, where it is most often spelled sidi.

What does the name Sidi mean?

Recorded meaning: abbr. of Sayyid; Mr. or descendant of the Prophet Muhammad