Sandy
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Old English sandig (see sand, -y1).
wiktionary
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”).
etymonline
sandy (adj.)
Old English sandig "of the nature of sand;" see sand (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "of yellowish-red hue" (in reference to hair) is from 1520s.
Sandy (n.)
late 15c. as a nickname for Alexander; as the typical name for a Scotsman from 1785, also drawing on the hair-color sense of sandy (adj.). Also Sawney, and with diminutive form Saunder preserved in surnames.
