Sandy is a popular unisex given name. The male version can be a

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of Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandipan, Sandeep, Sanford, Santiago, etc., while the female version can be a diminutive for Sandra (itself a diminutive of

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

and Cassandra) or, less commonly, Alisande. Female spelling variations include

Sandi Sandi may refer to: People *Sandi (given name), a list of people and a fictional character *Sandi, better known as Szandi, Hungarian singer Alexandra Pintácsi (born 1976) *Sandi (surname), a list of people Places *Sandi, Uttar Pradesh, town in Ha ...

and Sandie. Notable people named Sandy include:

Men

* Sandy Alderson (born 1947), American baseball executive *

Sandy Allan Alexander Begg Allan (born 29 October 1947) is a Scottish former professional Association football, footballer. During his career, he made over 50 appearances in the Football League. After attracting attention as an amateur player, he signed for ...

(born 1947), Scottish footballer * Sandy Alomar Jr. (born 1966), American baseball player *

Sandy Alomar Sr. Santos "Sandy" Alomar Conde Sr. (; ; born October 19, 1943) is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for fourteen seasons. Alomar was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the father of former Ma ...

(born 1943), American baseball player *

Sandy Amorós Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi (January 30, 1930 – June 27, 1992) was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Amorós was born in Matanzas. He both batted and threw left- ...

(1930–1992), Major League Baseball player from Cuba * Sandy Becker (1922–1996), American actor and television host * Sandy Brown (1929–1975), Scottish jazz clarinetist * Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor and artist * Sandy Cohen (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* Sandy Collins (born 1978), Canadian politician *

Sandy Dvore Sandy Dvore (August 28, 1934 – November 20, 2020) was an American artist, graphic designer, and title designer. Biography Sandy Dvore was born in Chicago, Illinois where he studied at the American Academy of Art from 1953-1954. He moved to ...

, American artist * Sandy Frank (born 1929), American television producer * Sandy Gall (born 1937), Scottish journalist and broadcaster * Sandy Gunn (1919–1944), British Second World War pilot and prisoner of war executed for participating in the "Great Escape" * Alex Hair (1898–1970), Scottish footballer *

Sandy Hollway David Alexander Hollway is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. He retired from the Australian Public Service in 1996 to head the 2000 Summer Olympics. Background and career Hollway graduated from the University of Sydne ...

, Australian public servant * Sandy Jardine (1948–2014), Scottish footballer * Sandy Koufax (born 1935), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *

Brian Lane (RAF officer) Brian John Edward "Sandy" Lane (18 June 1917 – 13 December 1942) was a fighter pilot and flying ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was also an author. Early life Born in Pannal, Harrogate, Lane grew up in Pinner ...

(1917–1942), British Second World War flying ace * Sandy Lyle (born 1958), Scottish golfer *

Alexander MacAra Alexander Wiseman MacAra (4 May 1932 – 21 June 2012), also known as Sandy MacAra, was a Scottish professor of epidemiology at Bristol University and chairman of British Medical Association (BMA) from 1993 to 1998. Early life Alexander Wise ...

(1932–2012), British epidemiologist *

Sandy Munro Sandy Munro is an automotive engineer who specializes in machine tools and manufacturing. He started as a toolmaker at the Valiant Machine & Tool company – a General Motors supplier in Windsor. In 1978, he joined the Ford Motor Company where h ...

(born 1938), Canadian-American engineer * Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American rock and roll drummer *

Sandy Nelson (footballer) Philip Nelson, commonly known as Sandy Nelson, is a former Australian rules footballer who played 244 games with Sturt in the SANFL from 1966 to 1977. Nelson, who went by his nickname of Sandy, played in no less than seven premiership teams d ...

Australian footballer *

Sandy Newbigging Alexander Newbigging (12 September 1876 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, in the Southern Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Reading (two one-season spells) and Coventry City, and ...

(1876–1976), Scottish footballer * Alexander Patch (1889–1945), US Army general in World War II * Sandy Powell (comedian) (1900–1982), British comedian *

Sandy Rass Sandy Rass is a British government statistician and a British songwriter/producer of Fast Food Rockers and others, and a singer, dancer and actor. He was born in London and trained at the Royal Ballet School for 3 years and then at Italia Conti Aca ...

, British songwriter and musical theatre star *

Sandy Rothman Sandy Rothman (born January 30, 1946, Miami, Florida) is an American, San Francisco Bay Area bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He plays mandolin, dobro and banjo, and he also sings. Rothman was a friend and colleague of Grat ...

(born 1946), American bluegrass musician and producer *

Sandy Sandberg Sigurd E. "Sandy" Sandberg (June 14, 1910 – April 10, 1989) was an American football tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Gunners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college foo ...

(1910–1989), American football player *

Sandy Satullo, II Sandy Satullo II (born March 8, 1954) (age 66) is an American stock car racing and sports car racing driver. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the ARCA Racing Series, as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Cannon ...

(born 1954), American former NASCAR Cup Series driver * Sandy Smith (born 1983), Scottish visual artist * Sandy Stuvik (born 1995), Thai racing driver * Sandy Tatum (1920–2017), American attorney and golf administrator *

Sandy Wollaston Alexander Frederick Richmond "Sandy" Wollaston (22 May 1875, Clifton, Gloucestershire – 3 June 1930, Cambridge) was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber and explorer. After qualifying as a surgeon in 1903, Wollaston deci ...

(1875–1930), British explorer * Sandy Woodward (born 1932), nickname of British Admiral John Woodward

Women

Sandy Abi Elias Sandy Patricia Abi-Elias ( ar, ساندي ابي الياس; born 10 May 1997) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Abi-Elias played for various youth clubs in England, most notably Arsenal and Chelsea. She made her senior debut in 2 ...

, Lebanese-British footballer *

Sandy Chambers Sandra Chambers (born 11 April 1967), also known as Sandy Chambers or simply Sandy, is a British dance music vocalist based in Italy. Career Chambers moved to Italy in 1992 and her voice has been used in many Italian Electronic dance music produ ...

, British singer * Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), American actress * Sandy Denny (1947–1978), British singer and songwriter * Sandy Descher, American actress * Sandy Dillon, American singer and songwriter * Sandy Duncan, American singer and actress * Sandy Fox, American singer and actress * Sandy Green (singer), British singer and songwriter * Sandy Heribert, French-British TV journalist * Sandy Johnson (born 1954), American model and actress * Sandy Lam, Hong Kong singer *

Sandy McGarry Sandy McGarry (born November 14, 1961 in Bar Harbor, Maine) is a politician from South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Fo ...

, American politician from South Carolina (born 1961) *

Sandy Mölling Sandy Mölling (born 27 April 1981) is a German singer and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the members of the girl group No Angels, which were formed in 2000 on the German television talent show '' Popstars'', becoming one o ...

, German singer *

Sandhya Mridul Sandhya Mridul (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films and television. She is most known for her roles in films like '' Saathiya'' (2002) and ''Page 3'' (2005) and was first runner up on the reality dance show '' ...

(born 1975), Indian actress nicknamed Sandy * Sandy Powell (costume designer) (born 1960) * Sandy Ratcliff (1948-2019), English actress * Sandie Shaw (born 1947), English singer *

Sandy Shaw (writer) Sandy Shaw (formerly Sandy Shakocius) (born 1943) is an American writer on health. She is an advocate of life extension. Education Sandy Shaw's father was an engineer and her mother a housewife. She received her degree from U.C.L.A. in 1966, ...

(born 1943), American writer on health * Sandy Shaw (politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician * Sandy Schreier, American fashion historian and collector * Sandi Thom (born 1981), Scottish singer-songwriter * Sandi Toksvig, British-Danish comedian, writer, actor, presenter and producer *

Sandy Verschoor Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor (born 25 April 1959) is an Australian businesswoman who was the Lord Mayor of Adelaide in South Australia from 12 November 2018 until November 2022. Prior to this, she was Deputy Lord Mayor and a General Manager at ...

, an Australian Dutch politician and current mayor * Sandy West, American musician, drummer in The Runaways * Sandy Wollschlager, American chemist and politician

Fictional characters

* Sandy, a character in 2012 American horror film ''

Sloppy the Psychotic ''Sloppy the Psychotic'' is a 2012 American independent horror film directed, co-written, produced and cinematographed by Mike O'Mahony (who also stars in the film as the title role, along with James Costa who is the film's music composer) which f ...

'' * Sandy, half of Julian and Sandy in the British radio comedy ''Round the Horne'' * Sandy,

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...

's dog * Sandy, in Mark Twain's novel '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' * Sandy, in the 1967 novel '' The Outsiders'' * Sandy, a sandman in '' Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight'' by Arthur Beddard * Sandy, in the Japanese television series ''

Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

'' based on ''Journey to the West'' * Sandy, a rail speeder in the American-Canadian television series '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!'' * Sandy Bachman, in season 4 of the American television drama series ''Homeland'' * Sandy Brown (Noozles), from the Japanese anime ''The Noozles'' * Sandy Cheeks, in the animated TV series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Sandy Cohen, in the TV series ''The OC'', played by Peter Gallagher *

Sandy Hawkins Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins, formerly known as Sandy the Golden Boy, Sands, Sand and eventual successor of his mentor Wesley Dodds as Sandman, is a fictional character and a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Mort Weisinger and a ...

, a DC Comics superhero * Sandy Milkovich, a recurring character in the American TV series ''Shameless'' * Sandy Olsson, in the 1978 musical film ''Grease'' * Sandy Ricks, in the 1963 film ''Flipper'' * Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, in the novel '' Presumed Innocent'' by Scott Turow and subsequent movie * Sandy Sunshine, in the video games '' Mugen Souls'' and ''

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'' * Sandy Thomas, in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Alexander Wilson, in the TV series ''

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

'' * Sha Wujing (Sandy), in the Chinese epic ''Journey to the West'' * Sandy Bigelow Patterson, in the 2013 American road comedy film '' Identity Thief''

Men

Women

Fictional characters

See also