The story
- Old Norse · derived fromsandr“sand”
- English todaySanday
From Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + ey (“island”). Doublet of Sandy.
Words from the same roots
Old Norsesandr all →
Sandwick
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanday
Today it means: An island, the third largest in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland. Full definition →
Old Norse sandr