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Sandy
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sandy
English
en
Pronunciation
en /ˈsæn.di/
en En-au-Sandy.ogg AU
en ændi 2
Etymology 1
en + (given name)
en clippings From clippings + en -y
Alternative forms
en Sandi Sandie
Proper noun
s ies
en unisex diminutives
en male Alexander,Sander,Alasdair,Sandeep,Sanford,Santiago.
en female Sandra,Alexandra,Cassandra.
Derived terms
en Sandy Claus
Etymology 2
+#Places
Bedfordshire Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with en ang sand sand + ang īeġ island. en Sanday.
Carmarthenshire From en cy sant + dŷ house of the saint
Tyneside (Geordie) en sand y
Proper noun
en market town/and/cpar in uauth/Central Bedfordshire co/Bedfordshire cc/England OS grid ref TL1649. Parish map (England)
en settlement wcomm/Llanelli Rural co/Carmarthenshire cc/Wales, just west of Llanelli town OS grid ref SN4900.
en place c/USA:
en ucomm co/Manatee County s/Florida.
en city co/Clackamas County s/Oregon. TopoZone: Sandy, Oregon
en CDP co/Clearfield County s/Pennsylvania.
en city co/Salt Lake County s/Utah. TopoZone: Sandy City, Utah
en ucomm co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm co/Monongalia County s/West Virginia.
en former ucomm co/Taylor County s/West Virginia, now flooded.
Noun
en Geordie pejorative en Sand Dancer
Etymology 3
en
Noun
en slang A Scotsman.
en US military aviation The en callsign of an aircraft participating in en CAS (close air support)
en Pedro
The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.
References
en informal demonyms unisex given names