Arthur Phillip named Sydney Cove on Port Jackson after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, the First Viscount Sydney of England, in recognition of Sydney's role in issuing the charter authorising Phillip to establish a penal (prison) colony.
The settlement of Sydney grew at Sydney Cove, becoming known simply as "Sydney".
It is the names of an island of the cost of Leastrea(lee-sty-ae) And formally the name a the water Goddess Sydney Lekly. Who was known in 980 b.c. for bring in water to the village wisi(wysy).
Sydney was founded in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip who was sent to Australia from England to establish a penal colony. He landed first at botany Bay 8 km to the south but, for several reasons, found it unsuitable for settlement. Phillip continued north to Port Jackson, which he described as 'the finest natural harbour in the world' in a letter to the home secretary, Thomas Townshend Sydney, after whom the city was named. He landed at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The city of Sydney, now the capital city of New South Wales in Australia, was named after an important person, though not a famous one. It was named by the first Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip, after the British Secretary of State for the Home Office, Lord Sydney. Lord Sydney, or Thomas Townshend - his birth name - was the 1st Viscount Sydney, and a politician who never even visited Australia.
Sydney is derived from Old English and means: wide meadows
The city was named in honor of Viscount Sydney, Principal Under-Secretary of State in the English government in 1788, the year of the City's foundation.
Yes, it was. It was named by Captain Arthur Phillip, in honor of 1st Baron Sydney (Thomas Townshend, later 1st Viscount Sydney).
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is not named after any person. It was given that name because it crosses Sydney Harbour, which is the body of water upon which the city of Sydney was built.
it wasnamed after the prime ministers dog
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It is a very well known city named shepperton!
Sydney, Australia. Named for Thomas Townsend, Viscount of Sydney, and as British Home Secretary ultimately approved the First Fleet's trip.
the first person named sydney is sydney pryce
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Sydney Cove was named after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney.
The closest capital city to Sydney is Canberra.
Sydney is already a city.
City of Sydney was created in 1842.
The first settlers. After Lord Sydney
Great Britain sent convicts to Australia. To be more specific, it was the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, also known as Lord Sydney, who ordered the transportation of convicts to New South Wales. The city of Sydney, which grew from the first settlement, is named after Lord Sydney.
If your question is "In which city is the Sydney Opera House?" I guess the answer is Sydney, Australia...
Sydney is the oldest Australian city. This is where the first European settlers landed when they arrived to establish the colony in 1788.