Sandy - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Sandy \s(a)-ndy, san-dy\ is pronounced SAN-dee. Pet form, originally Scottish, of the Greek name Alexander. Sometimes also given as a nickname based on a person's hair or coloring, like Rusty. Sandro is an Italian form; Sandor is Hungarian.

Sandy has 5 variant forms: Sandey, Sandie, Sandino, Sandor and Sandro.

For more information, see also related names Shandy and Zander.

Baby names that sound like Sandy are Santo and Sante.

Sandy is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sandy. Compare Sandy with related baby names.