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Sandy

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Sandy ♀, ♂ Pet form, originally Scottish, of Alexander and Alexandra. As a girl's name, particularly, it is sometimes used independently, especially in the United States. It is also used as a nickname for someone with a crop of ‘sandy’ (light reddish-brown) hair.

Variant: Sandie ♀.

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sandy

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

sand·y / ˈsandē/ • adj. (sand·i·er , sand·i·est ) 1. covered in or consisting mostly of sand: pine woods and a fine sandy beach. 2. (esp. of hair) light yellowish brown. DERIVATIVES: sand·i·ness n. sand·y·ish adj.

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Sandy

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Sandy ♂, ♀ (Scottish) Pet form of Alexander or Alexandra (see these).

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Sandy

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Sandy Beds. Sandeie 1086 (DB). ‘Sandy island’. OE sand + ēg.

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sandy

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

sandy •baddy, caddie, caddy, daddy, faddy, kabaddi, laddie, paddy •alcalde, Chaldee, Fittipaldi, Vivaldi •Andy, bandy, brandy, candy, dandy, Gandhi, glissandi, handy, jim-dandy, Kandy, Mandy, modus operandi, Nandi, randy, Río Grande, sandhi, sandy, sforzandi, shandy •cadi, cardy, Guardi, Hardie, hardy, jihadi, lardy, Mahdi, mardy, Saadi, samadhi, tardy, Yardie •foolhardy • autostrade •already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, heady, neddy, oven-ready, ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready •bendy, effendi, Gassendi, modus vivendi, trendy, Wendy •Monteverdi, Verdi •Adie, Brady, lady, milady, Sadie, shady •landlady • charlady • saleslady •beady, greedy, needy, reedy, seedy, speedy, tweedy, weedy •wieldy •biddy, diddy, giddy, kiddie, middy, midi •higgledy-piggledy •Cindy, Hindi, indie, Indy, Lindy, Rawalpindi, shindy, Sindhi, Sindy, windy •perfidy • raggedy • tragedy • remedy •comedy, tragicomedy •Kennedy • Cassidy • accidie • subsidy •bona fide, Heidi, mala fide, tidy, vide

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