Sanday

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proper noun

An island, the third largest in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

OriginOld Norse sandr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island, the third largest in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
  2. An island, one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Highland council area, Scotland, linked to Canna by a bridge (OS grid ref NG2704).

Origin

  1. Old Norsesandr“sand”
  2. EnglishSanday

From Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + ey (“island”). Doublet of Sandy.

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APA

Sanday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanday

MLA

“Sanday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanday. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sanday,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanday.

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