sandy

sandy · adjective, noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromsandiġ“sandy”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsandi
3. English todaysandy

From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

Sandy · proper noun²

From clippings + -y

Sandy · proper noun, noun³

1. Welsh · derived fromsant + dŷ“house of the saint”
2. Old English · derived fromsand“sand”
3. English todaySandy

* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y

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