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♂ Sandy (boy)
What does Sandy mean?
Sandy 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Sandy) 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.
STARTS WITH San-
Variations
VARIANTS Sandey, Sandie, Sandino, Sandor, Sandro
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALEXANDER, RUSTY Sacha, Sander, Sandero, Sandros, Sasha, Saunder, Xander▲, Zander▲, Zandro
FEMININE FORMS Kani, Shandy, Tandy
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Sady, ..
(female) Sanly, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sandy Kayden (S.K.), ..
How popular is Sandy?
Sandy is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#840 out of 1220, Top 69%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#5621 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Sandy was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #404 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Alexander (#11 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Xander (#171), Zander (#259), Rusty, Sandor, Sandro and Sasha are the popular related forms of Sandy. These forms of Sandy reached the height of their popularity in 2009 (USAGE OF 1.05%) and are almost as popular today (USAGE 0.87%, 17.4% LESS), but with versions like Rusty becoming somewhat dated. Alexander is the firm favorite, though Xander has become popular as well over time.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Andy, Canady, Dandy, Hardy▼, Laddy, Lindy, Lundy, Maddy, Nandy, Paddy, Randy▼, Saad, Saadya, Said, Sammy▼, Samy, Sander, Sanjay, Sante, Santo, Savoy, Shandey (see Shandy), Shandy, Sonny▲, Stanly, Sunny, Tandy and Thandy. These names tend to be less commonly used than Sandy.
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