Sandy

proper nounproper nounnounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈsæn.di//

A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.

proper noun

1
A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.
2
A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.

Etymology

From clippings + -y

proper noun

1
A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
2
A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).
3
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida.
4
A place in the United States: A city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
5
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
6
A place in the United States: A city in Salt Lake County, Utah.
7
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
8
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
9
A place in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now flooded.

Etymology

* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y

noun

1
Also a form of Sand DancerDiminutive of Sand Dancer

noun

1
slangA Scotsman.
2
The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
3
The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.

Forms

plural: Sandys, Sandies

sandwich · A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically…Sandwich · A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover…sandy · Covered with sand.

Sandy · A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.

sane · Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking…sang · ginseng Sang · A surname from Chinese.

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