My name is sydney and I get called:
Syd
Syd-Syd
Sydey
Squidney (but I don't like that one)
Sydney Wolofsky goes by Sydney Fiore.
Sydney Park goes by Syd.
Sydney Wade goes by Siddles.
Sydney Gulizio goes by Syd.
Sydney Jay goes by Jay.
Sydney Havens goes by Syd.
Sydney Barrows goes by Mayflower Madam.
Sydney Lynch goes by Syd Lynch.
Sydney ter Avest goes by Syd.
Sydney Chatton went by The Man of 1, and000 Voices.
It is further, in a 'straight line' distance, from Sydney to Perth than Sydney to Auckland. Sydney to Perth is 3,298kms and Sydney to Auckland is2,161kms.
Actually, Sydney lace did not come from Sydney despite its name.