Globally, Sidi (Sidi 
, 西迪 
, سيدي 
) is a common dominantly male, but infrequently feminine forename. The given name Sidi is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mauritania, where it is a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, Mali, where it is quite a common male name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but uncommonly feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Mauritania, and Indonesia. Likewise, Sidi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Sidi | Indonesia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Mali, India |
| 西迪 | China |
| سيدي | Turkey, Iran |
| סידי | Israel |
| sidi mahrez Muslim saint in Tunisia, TN (b. 951) |
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| sidi mezri Muslim saint in Tunisia, TN (b. 1050) |
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| sidi bou saïd Muslim saint in Tunisia, TN (b. 1160) |
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| sidi harazem Moroccan Maliki legal scholar, MA (b. 1164) |
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| sidi ali el gorjani Muslim saint in Tunisia (b. 1250) |
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| sidi el houari Algerian Imam, DZ (b. 1350) |
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sidi abdelaziz tebbâa Moroccan sufi, MA (b. 1450) |
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sidi lakhdar ben khlouf Algerian poet, DZ (b. 1479) |
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| sidi al-mandri ii (b. 1460) |
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| sidi ahmed ben-moussa (b. 1492) |
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| sidi bou makhlouf Muslim saint in Tunisia (b. 1505) |
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| sidi ahmed al-rgibi Sahrawi Islamic preacher (b. 1590) |
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| sidi amar cherif Algerian Theologian and Sufi, DZ (b. 1700) |
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| sidi kaddour el alami Poet, writer, MA (b. 1742) |
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| sidi bel abbes albouzidi (b. 1750) |
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