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. The name originated as a pet name for the Hebrew name

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, but has since become used independently. It is also a nickname for Salome and Salimeh, which are especially popular in the Eurasian country

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.Teresa Norman, ''A World of Baby Names'' (2003), page 309. The name peaked in popularity in the U.S. in 1939, when it was ranked 52nd in popularity.

People

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* Sally Amaki, American singer based in Japan *

Sally Armstrong (journalist) Sally Wishart Armstrong (born 1943) is a Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker, and human rights activist. Career Armstrong was born in Montreal, Quebec. She received a Bachelor of Education degree from McGill University in 1966 and a Master ...

(born 1943), Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist * Sally Barrington, British oncologist and medical researcher *

Sally Anne Bowman Sally Anne Bowman (11 September 1987 – 25 September 2005) was an English hairdresser and model who was murdered in the early hours of 25 September 2005 in Croydon, London. Eighteen-year-old Bowman, had been robbed, raped and repeatedly ...

(1987–2005), British murder victim * Sally Boyden (cyclist) (born 1967), British track and road racing cyclist *

Sally Boyden (singer) Sally Ann Boyden (born 21 May 1965) is an Australian singer, songwriter, children’s television program writer and actress. Boyden commenced her performance career, at the age of seven, on TV series, ''Young Talent Time'', in 1973. After leavi ...

(born 1966), Australian singer and actor *

Sally Bretton Sally Davis (born 1975/1976), known professionally as Sally Bretton, is a British actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom '' Not Going Out'' since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 cri ...

, British actress *

Sally Carr Sally Carr (born 28 March 1945) is a Scottish singer, best known as the lead singer of the 1970s pop group Middle of the Road. Personal life Sarah Cecilia Carr was born on 28 March 1945. She has four brothers. Her father was a miner. Her mother ...

(born 1945), Scottish singer, lead singer of the 1970s pop group

Middle of the Road (band) Middle of the Road are a Scottish pop group who have enjoyed success across Europe and Latin America since the 1970s. Before ABBA established themselves in the mid 70s, Middle of the Road were the sound of early europop with their distinctive h ...

* Sally Clark (disambiguation) * Sally Cockburn, Canadian-American mathematician *

Sally Davies (artist) Sally Davies (born 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a painter and photographer, living and working in New York City's East Village since 1983. Paintings She achieved her first public attention in New York in the 1990s with her "Lucky Pain ...

(born 1956), Canadian painter and photographer, based in New York City *Dame Sally Claire Davies (born 1949), British doctor and government health advisor *

Sally Deweese Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military * Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting na ...

(born 1824), American girl who became a mother at 10 years of age *

Sally Douglas Sally Douglas (30 November 1941 – 1 September 2001) was a British supporting actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She died in September 2001 at the age of 59 from cancer. She appeared in many notable films and television series. Comedy film credi ...

(1941–2001), British actress *

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (September 29, 1827July 8, 1896) was a "Southern belle." Born into the Southern aristocracy of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, she married four times. After a failed marriage in ...

, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialite *

Sally Dynevor Sally Jane Dynevor (née Whittaker; born 30 May 1963) is a British actress, she is best known for her role as Sally Metcalfe in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', which she has played since 1986. In 2022, Dynevor competed in the fourt ...

(born 1963), British actress *

Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film F ...

(born 1946), American actress *

Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track and field athlete, active between 1984 and 1997, who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles. During a golden 24-month period between 1992 and 1994, Gunne ...

(born 1966), British hurdler *

Sally Hawkins Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for ...

(born 1976), British actress *

Sally Hemings Sarah "Sally" Hemings ( 1773 – 1835) was an enslaved woman with one-quarter African ancestry owned by president of the United States Thomas Jefferson, one of many he inherited from his father-in-law, John Wayles. Hemings's mother Elizabet ...

(c. 1773–1835), slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, believed to have had six children by him *

Sally Ann Howes Sally Ann Howes (20 July 1930 – 19 December 2021) was an English actress and singer. Her career on screen, stage and television spanned six decades. She is best known for the role of Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film ''Chitty Chitty ...

(1930–2021), British-American singer and actress *

Sally James (presenter) Sally James (born Sally Cann, 10 May 1950) is a former presenter on the ITV Saturday morning children's show ''Tiswas'' from 1977 until it ended in 1982. James's role on the show included conducting the "Almost Legendary Pop Interviews", inter ...

(born 1950), British TV presenter * Sally Jenkins (born 1960), American author and sports journalist * Sally-Anne Jones (1968–2017), British-born terrorist and UN-designated recruiter who is believed to have been killed * Sally Jones, British journalist *

Sally Kellerman Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film ''M*A*S*H'' (1970) earned her an Oscar no ...

(1937–2022), American actress and singer * Sally Chepyego Kaptich (born 1985), Kenyan distance runner *

Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 fi ...

(born 1941), American actress *

Sally Kohn Sally Rebecca Kohn (born March 27, 1977) is an American liberal political commentator, community organizer, and founder and chief executive officer of the Movement Vision Lab, a grassroots think tank that focuses on liberal and progressive i ...

(born 1977), American political commentator *

Sally Kosgei Dr. Sally Jepng'etich Kosgey (born 1949), is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to ODM and was elected to represent the Aldai Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. She was educated at Alliance Gi ...

, Kenyan politician * Sally Liu, Chinese singer and member of South Korean girl group

Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP '' Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group ...

Sally Mann Sally Mann HonFRPS (born Sally Turner Munger; May 1, 1951) is an American photographer who has made large format black and white photographs—at first of her young children, then later of landscapes suggesting decay and death. Early life and e ...

(born 1951), American photographer *

Sally Ann Matthews Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jenny Bradley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Career Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bra ...

, (born 1970), British actress *

Sally Milgrim Sally Milgrim (''née'' Knobel; April 21, 1898 – June 16, 1994) was an American businesswoman and fashion designer. She notably designed the dress Eleanor Roosevelt wore to her husband's first inaugural ball. Early life and education Milgrim ...

, (born 1898), American fashion designer *

Sally Morgan (artist) Sally Jane Morgan (née Milroy; born 1951) is an Australian Aboriginal author, dramatist, and artist. Her works are on display in numerous private and public collections in Australia and around the world. Early life, education, and personal ...

(born 1951), Australian Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist *

Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 28 June 1959), is a British Labour Party politician, and Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. She is the former Chair of Ofsted. Early life Morgan was educated at Belvedere School for Girl ...

(born 1959), British politician *

Sally Morgan (psychic) Sally Morgan (born Sally Mary West on 20 September 1951; also known by her stage name Psychic Sally) is a British television and stage artist, author and controversially, a self-proclaimed psychic medium. Career Morgan claims to have had her ...

, British celebrity psychic *

Sally Newmarch Sally Newmarch (born 2 June 1975), now known as Sally Callie, is an Australian former rower – a four-time national champion, a medal winning national representative who competed at World Rowing Championships from 1993 to 2004 and a three time ...

(born 1975), Australian Olympic rower *

Sally Jessy Raphael Sally Lowenthal (born February 25, 1935), better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American former tabloid talk show host known for her program '' Sally'' (originally called ''The Sally Jessy Raphael Show''). Early life and education Lowent ...

(born 1935), host of the American talk show ''Sally'' *

Sally Pearson Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t ...

(born 1986), Australian track and field athlete *

Sally Phillips Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, television presenter, and comedian. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show '' Smack the Pony''. She is also known for her roles in '' Miranda'' as T ...

(born 1969), British actress * Sally Poh (1956–1998), Singaporean beautician and robbery-murder victim *

Sally Pressman Sally Pressman Bernstein is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Roxy LeBlanc on the Lifetime television series ''Army Wives'' (2007–2013). Early life Pressman was born Sally Pressman Bernstein in New Yor ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Sally Priesand Sally Jane Priesand (born June 27, 1946) is America's first female rabbi Semikha, ordained by a rabbinical seminary, and the second formally ordained female rabbi in Jewish history, after Regina Jonas. Priesand was ordained by the Hebrew Union Co ...

(born 1946), America's first female rabbi ordained by a rabbinical seminary *

Sally Rand Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. ...

(1904–1979), American burlesque performer * Sally Reid, Scottish actress *

Sally Ride Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts V ...

(1951–2012), American physicist and astronaut * Sally Ronk (1912–1986), American economist *

Sally Rooney Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published three novels: ''Conversations with Friends'' (2017), ''Normal People'' (2018), and ''Beautiful World, Where Are You'' (2021). ''Normal People'' was adapt ...

(born 1991), Irish author * Sally Salminen (1906–1976), Finnish writer *

Sally Seymour Sally Seymour (died 3 April 1824), was an African Americans, African American pastry chef and restaurateur. Seymour built up an elite culinary business in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina and was one of a few African American ...

(died 1824), American pastry chef and restaurateur *

Sally Shaw Sally Shaw (born 19 September 1978) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-handed opening batter, she played two List A matches for New South Wales during the 2000–01 season of the Women's National Cricket League The Women's Nationa ...

(born 1978), Australian cricketer * Sally Smith (disambiguation) * Sally Hoyt Spofford (1914–2002), American ornithologist *

Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers (born July 28, 1947) is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) on ''All in the Family'', for which she won two Emm ...

(born 1947), American actress and spokeswoman *Sally The Farmer's Daughter, stage name of Beckie Mullen, professional wrestler from the

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

Sally Ann Triplett Sally Ann Triplett (born 15 April 1962, London, England) is a British singer and actress. She participated in two editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and West End productions. Career Triplett first represented the United Kingdom in the Eu ...

(born 1962), British actress and singer *

Sally Wister Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military *Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting nam ...

(1761–1804), American diarist *

Sally Yates Sally Quillian Yates (born Sally Caroline Quillian; August 20, 1960) is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015, she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015, she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General b ...

(born 1960), American lawyer and former acting U.S. Attorney General

Fictional characters

Mustang Sally (song) "Mustang Sally" is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. It was released on the Blue Rock label (4014) in May 1965 with "Sir Mack Rice" as the artist. The song uses an AAB layout with a 24-bar structure. I ...

, R&B song about a Sally who rides *

Princess Sally Acorn The ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game franchise began in 1991 with the game ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' for the Sega Genesis, which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman (or Doctor ...

, from the American ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' cartoon and comic book *

Sally Solomon Sally Solomon (played by Kristen Johnston) is a fictional character from the television sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. Role as female Prior to arriving on Earth, the Solomons had some sort of contest or a bet to determine who would be male or ...

, a character in (3rd Rock From the Sun) *The title character of ''

Sally the Witch , also known as ''Sunny the Witch'', is one of the popular anime magical girls of what would eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, it may be considered the first shōjo anime as well; while titles such as ''Him ...

'', a Japanese manga and anime series * Sally (''Black Clover''), a character in the manga series ''Black Clover'' * Sally (''The Nightmare Before Christmas'') *Sally Albright, a title character from '' When Harry Met Sally...'', a 1989 American romantic comedy film *The title character of '' Sally Bollywood: Super Detective'', a 2009 cartoon series *

Sally Bowles Sally Bowles () is a fictional character created by English-American novelist Christopher Isherwood and based upon 19-year-old cabaret singer Jean Ross. The character debuted in Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'' published by Hogarth Press ...

, a cabaret singer in Christopher Isherwood's ''Goodbye to Berlin'' and the musical ''Cabaret'' *

Sally Brown Sally Brown is a fictional character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles Schulz. She is the younger sister of main character Charlie Brown. She was first mentioned in May 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appeara ...

, Charlie Brown's little sister *Sally Brooks, a character on ''

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...

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Sally Carrera Sally Carrera is a fictional character in Pixar's ''Cars'' franchise. Sally is a 2002 Porsche 911 Carerra, and the character is modeled after Dawn Welch, the proprietor of Rock Cafe in Oklahoma. Sally is the town attorney for Radiator Springs ...

, a Porsche 911 Carrera in the Pixar film ''Cars'' *Sally Day, a character from the 1986 film ''

Demons 2 ''Demons 2'' ( it, Dèmoni 2) is a 1986 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento. It is a sequel to Bava's 1985 film '' Demons'' and stars David Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, as well as Argen ...

'' *Sally Draper, a character from the American period drama ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

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Sally Fletcher Sally Louise Fletcher (also Copeland and Keating) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kate Ritchie. She made her first screen appearance during the serial's pilot episode, which was broadcast on 17 ...

, from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *The title character of ''Sally Forth'' (syndicated strip), a comic strip *The title character of ''Sally Forth'' (Wally Wood) (1968–1974), a comic strip created by Wally Wood *Sally Gold, a girl in Tennessee Williams's ''Little New Orleans Girl'' *

Sally Hardesty Sally Hardesty is a fictional character in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise. She made her first appearance in ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974) as a young woman investigating her grandfather's grave after local grave robberies— ...

, fictional character in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise *Sally Jackson, the mortal mother of demigod Percy Jackson in Rick Riordan's ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus'' *Sally Jones / Alison Page, a character in the 1997 American martial arts comedy movie ''

Beverly Hills Ninja ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' is a 1997 American martial arts comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff. The film stars Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Nathaniel Parker, with Chris Rock, and Robin Shou. The ...

'' *

Sally Lockhart Veronica Beatrice "Sally" Lockhart (later Goldberg) is a fictional character in a series of books by Philip Pullman. Sally Lockhart is a dazzling 16-year-old, middle-class orphan whose father taught her a variety of useful things: accounting, mar ...

, in a series of books by Philip Pullman *Sally Metzner, a character from the 1997 film ''

Jack Frost Jack Frost is a personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the fingers and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, ...

'' *

Sally Simpson ''Tommy'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band The Who, a double album first released on 17 May 1969. The album was mostly composed by guitarist Pete Townshend, and is a rock opera that tells the story of Tommy Walker. Tommy ...

, from the musical ''Tommy'' *Sally Syrup, Flapjack’s girlfriend from ''

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'' (also known as ''The Misadventures of Flapjack'', or simply ''Flapjack'') is an American animated television series created by Thurop Van Orman for Cartoon Network. It premiered in the United States on ...

'' * Sally Tomato, a Mobster in Sing Sing from Breakfast at Tiffany's *

Sally (film series) Sally, Sally Meyer or just Meyer was a silent movie slapstick character played by Ernst Lubitsch, before he moved to Hollywood. The character was an antisemitic satire of a Jewish businessman. Meyer was portrayed as a stereotypical Jew who cannot ...

, an antisemitic stereotype from the 1910s, played by Ernst Lubitsch *

Sally Webster Sally Metcalfe (also Seddon and Webster) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sally Dynevor. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when Kev ...

, from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Sally, the subject and partial narrator in some versions of the English folk song

Hares on the Mountain "Hares on the Mountain" (Roud 329) (otherwise titled "Blackbirds and Thrushes", "If All the Young Women", "Nancy Lay Sleeping", "The Knife in the Window", "Shepherd So Bold", "Sally My Dear", "Lightning and Thunder", "Crawling and Creeping" and "Ai ...

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