Sandy (first name)
Sandy is a male and female given name.
Origin and meaning of the name
- Short form of Alexander , Alexandra or Alessandra ( alexein = to ward off; aner, andros = man)
- Short for Sanford
variants
The feminine form of the name can also be Sandi or Sandie .
name day
March 20 (short for Alexandra)
Well-known namesake
- Sandy (* 1976, actually Zsanett Égerházi ), Hungarian porn actress
- Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), American actress
- Sandy Denny (1947–1978), British singer
- Sandy Martin (born 1949), American actress
- Sandy Mölling (* 1981), German singer
- Sandy Powell (costume designer) (* 1960), British costume designer
- Sandie Shaw (born 1947), British pop singer
Well-known namesake
- Sandy Casar (* 1979), French cyclist
- Sandy Jeannin (* 1976), Swiss ice hockey player
- Sandy Koufax (born 1935), American baseball player
- Sandy Lyle (born 1958), British golfer
- Sandy Siegelstein (1919–2013), American horn player
- Sandy Wagner (* 1965), German television presenter, pop singer and composer
- Sandy Zabell (* 1947), American university professor
Others
- Sandy (penguin) , penguin of the Münster zoo
- Sandy Cohen , a character in the television series OC, California
- Sandy Ricks , a character in the television series Flipper
- Sandy Cheeks , a character in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Hurricane Sandy , a tropical cyclone in October 2012