Sandy
See also: sandy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæn.di/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ændi
Etymology 1
From clippings + -y
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Sandy (plural Sandys or Sandies)
- A unisex given name from diminutives
- A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.
- A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
- (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
Proper noun
Sandy
- A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649). [1]
- A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).
Noun
Sandy (plural Sandies)
- (Geordie, derogatory) Diminutive of Sand Dancer
Etymology 3
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Noun
Sandy (plural Sandies)
- (slang) A Scotsman.
- (US, military, aviation) The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support)
- Coordinate term: Pedro
- The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
- The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.