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Sandy.

A unisex given name from diminutives

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsæn.di/

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

  2. A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, and Cassandra.

Where this word comes from

From clippings + -y

name/ˈsæn.di/

  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.

Where this word comes from

* (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/ˈsæn.di/

  1. A Scotsman.

    slang

  2. The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.

    US

  3. The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.

    US
noun/ˈsæn.di/

  1. Diminutive of Sand Dancer

    Geordie · derogatory · diminutive · form-of
Where this word comes from

* (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

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