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Sally
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sally
English
Alternative forms
as a female given name en Sallie
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of en Sarah. Compare en Hal from en Harry and en Moll from en Mary.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsæl.i/
en æli 2
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sally.wav Southern England
en celly selly<aa:celery-salary merger>
Proper noun
+ ies
en female Sarah also used as a formal given name.
en 1969 w:Doris Lessing The Four-Gated City 114 Bantam Books 1970 She submitted―for what alternative did she have?―to being Sally in this family, but she always signed herself, Sarah.
en 2008 w:Stephen King Just After Sunset 8 Simon and Schuster 2009 1416586652 Maybe her first name was Sally, but David thought he would have remembered a name like that; there were so few Sallys these days. Now the world belonged to Ambers, Ashleys, and Tiffanys.
en British slang A nickname for the Salvation Army.
Noun
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en slang drugs North America en sally: the crystalline or powdered form of MDA.
Anagrams
en allsy Sylla lylas y'all's y'alls
en Nicknames
Danish
Etymology
From da en Sally.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female English
Swedish
Etymology
From sv en Sally. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1784.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Sally.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female English
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Sally + 1
Pronunciation
Saly
Proper noun
saly
tl female English