Sandy (name)
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Sandy is a popular unisex name; the male version can be a diminutive of Sanford
or the diminutive for "Alexander
" or "Alasdair
" or "Sandipan", while the female version is a diminutive for "Sandra
" or less commonly "Alexandra
". The female name may also be spelled "Sandi" or "Sandie".
Notable people named Sandy include:
Sanford (name)
Sanford is common English male name of Old English origin meaning Sandy ford, its variation being Sanferd....
or the diminutive for "Alexander
Alexander
Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...
" or "Alasdair
Alasdair
Alasdair is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.-People named Alasdair:...
" or "Sandipan", while the female version is a diminutive for "Sandra
Sandra (given name)
Sandra is a female name, which is often used as short form for Alexandra or Cassandra. Alexandra is a feminine from of the male name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος . It is generally interpreted to mean "protector of man" or "defender of man". Cassandra is also...
" or less commonly "Alexandra
Alexandra (disambiguation)
Alexandra is the feminine form of the given name Alexander.Alexandra may also refer to:- Places :* Alexandra, New Zealand, town in the South Island* Alexandra, Gauteng, township near Johannesburg, South Africa...
". The female name may also be spelled "Sandi" or "Sandie".
Notable people named Sandy include:
Women
- Sandy Chambers, British singer
- Sandy DennisSandy DennisSandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis was an American theater and film actress. In 1966, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.-Early life:...
(1937–1992), American actress - Sandy DennySandy DennySandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
(1947–1978), British singer and songwriter - Sandy DescherSandy DescherSandra "Sandy" Descher is an American former child actress of the 1950s.-Biography:Although born in Burbank, California, she was discovered by accident while on vacation. When Descher was about five years old, her family had travelled across country to New York City where the girl fell in love...
, American actress - Sandy DuncanSandy DuncanSandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan is an American singer, dancer and actress of stage and television, recognized through a blonde, pixie cut hairstyle and perky demeanor...
, American singer and actress - Sandy GreenSandy GreenSandy Green , known professionally as Sandy, is an English singer and songwriter from Croydon, Surrey.-Background:Sandy’s interest in music began at an early age. Growing up with a father who was an avid music fan, Sandy became influenced by his rich and eclectic music collection. At the age of 12...
, British singer and songwriter - Sandy Leah Lima, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
- Sandy MöllingSandy MöllingSandy Mölling , known professionally as Sandy, is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, television presenter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
, German singer - Sandy Powell (costume designer)Sandy Powell (costume designer)Sandy Powell OBE is a British costume designer who has been nominated nine times for the Academy Award . She won the Oscar in 1999 for the film Shakespeare in Love, in 2005 for The Aviator, and in 2010 for The Young Victoria. She has received nine BAFTA nominations, winning in 1999 for Velvet...
(born 1960) - Sandy ShawSandy ShawSandy Shaw is an American writer on health. She is an advocate of life extension.-Education:Shaw's father was an engineer and her mother a housewife. She received her degree in chemistry from U.C.L.A...
, an American writer on health - Sandy, the pseudonym of the porn model Zsanett ÉgerháziZsanett ÉgerháziZsanett Égerházi is a Hungarian pornographic actress, Internet nude model and talent agent. As of 2006, she is known by the stage name Sandy, which she uses on her website, ClubSandy.com, although she also used the name Vega Vixen earlier in her career...
Men
- Sandy Brown (musician)Sandy Brown (musician)Sandy Brown was a noted Scottish jazz clarinetist band leader and acoustic engineer who performed mostly New Orleans style and mainstream. He had a particular interest in African music, which was reflected in his compositions.-Biography:Brown was born in India of Scottish parents where his father...
(1929–75), Scottish jazz clarinetist - Sandy DvoreSandy DvoreSandy Dvore is an American artist and graphic designer.Dvore first became well known for designing the cover art for Buffalo Springfield's eponymous album...
, American artist - Sandy GallSandy GallHenderson Alexander Gall, CMG, CBE , known as Sandy Gall, is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter. His career as a journalist spans over 50 years.-Education:...
, British broadcaster - Sandy KoufaxSandy KoufaxSanford "Sandy" Koufax is a former left-handed baseball pitcher who played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers...
(born 1935), American Hall of Fame baseball pitcher - Sandy LyleSandy LyleAlexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s...
, British golfer - Sandy Patch or Alexander McCarrell Patch (1889–1945), general of US Army in World War II
- Sandy Powell (comedian)Sandy Powell (comedian)Sandy Powell MBE was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase Can You Hear Me, Mother?-Life and career:...
(1900–1982) - Sandy RassSandy RassSandy Rass is a British songwriter/producer of Fast Food Rockers and others, and a singer, dancer and actor, and a psychology graduate and statistician, achieving First Class Honours for his BSc, and being awarded the highest grade of Distinction for his MSc, graduating top in both, and receiving...
, British songwriter and Musical Theatre star - Sandy SmithSandy SmithSandy Smith is a Scottish visual artist currently based in New York City. He is the younger brother of professional Rock Climber Malcolm Smith and experimental psychologist Kenny Smith.-Biography:...
(born 1983), Scottish visual artist - Sandy WollastonSandy WollastonAlexander Frederick Richmond “Sandy” Wollaston was a British medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber and explorer....
(1875–1930), British explorer - Sandy WoodwardSandy WoodwardAdmiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward GBE, KCB is a British Admiral who commanded the British Naval Force in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War.-Naval career:...
(born 1932), nickname of British Admiral John Woodward
Fictional
- Sandy Brown, a character from NoozlesNoozles, also known as The Wonderous Koala Blinky, is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984, under the title Fushigi na Koara Burinkī or Brinky and Printy. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and...
(1988–1993) - Sandy CheeksSandy CheeksSandra Olivia "Sandy" Cheeks is a character in the series SpongeBob SquarePants and is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence. She is a squirrel native to Texas, and the fact of her being a land animal is often pointed out. She is friends with Patrick, Squidward, and SpongeBob.-Personality:Sandy is SpongeBob &...
, a character from SpongeBob SquarePants - Sandy CohenSandy CohenSanford "Sandy" Cohen is a fictional character on the FOX series The O.C., portrayed by Peter Gallagher.Sandy, a lawyer, raconteur, and son of Sophie Cohen, is married to Kirsten Cohen. Their eldest child, Seth, is something of a social misfit. Sandy's father left his mother when he was young and...
, a character in the TV series The OC played by Peter Gallagher - Sandy HawkinsSandy HawkinsSanderson "Sandy" Hawkins, formerly known as Sandy, the Golden Boy, Sands, Sand, and currently as Sandman, is a fictional character, superhero in the DC Comics universe created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #69.-Golden Age:The Character of Sandy the Golden...
, a DC Comics superhero - Sandy Olsson, a character from the 1978 musical film Grease
- Sha WujingSha WujingShā Wùjìng is one of the three disciples of Xuánzàng in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the novels, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims and he contributes the least to their efforts...
(Sandy) in the Chinese epic Journey to the West - Sandy, from the TV series 'Monkey Magic' played by Shiro KishibeShiro Kishibe, born 7 June 1949, is an actor from Kyoto, Japan.He played the role of Sandy in Monkey. Before becoming an actor, Kishibe was a member of a Japanese band called The Tigers. On some songs he sang vocals. He has an elder brother, Ittoku Kishibe, who is also an actor, and a leader and bassist in The...
- Half of Julian and SandyJulian and SandyJulian and Sandy were characters on the BBC radio comedy programme Round the Horne from 1965 to 1968 and were played by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams respectively, with scripts written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman...
in the British radio comedy Round the Horne - Sandy, Little Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924 in the New York Daily News...
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