sally

sally · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromsaliġ
2. Middle English · inherited fromsaly
3. English todaysally

From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow.

sally · noun, verb²

1. Latin · derived fromsalīre“to leap”
2. French · borrowed fromsaillie
3. English todaysally

Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”).

sally · noun³

1. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
2. Proto-Italic*sal(V)wos
3. Latinsalvus
4. Latinsalvō
5. Latinsalvātiō
6. Old Frenchsalvacion
7. Middle Englishsavacioun
8. Englishsalvation
9. English todaysally

From salvation + -y.

sally · noun⁴

Unknown.

Sally · proper noun, noun⁵

A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.