Sandy

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæn.di/

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• Rhymes: -ændi

• Sandi, Sandie

Sandy

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

• (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”)

Sandy

1. A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649). ^[1]
2. A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).

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Sandy (plural Sandies)

1. (slang) A Scotsman.
2. (Geordie, derogatory) A Sand Dancer.
3. (aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.