Look, I feel like I should like this name more than I do. I'm a major fan of Mindy and Wendy, and those names end with a -dy like Sandy, so in theory I should like this name. Yet it's a name I don't really click with in practice, at least alone. I don't know why. I don't envision this on some prostitute, I'm not one to judge names based on how likely I think they are to be given to strippers. Maybe because it sounds a lot like sand, but I don't hate sand. Maybe it's because of characters like Sandy the squirrel or Sandy Griffin, but I don't have strong options on either. Maybe it's too dated, but I like dated names and names from Sandy's time period. Maybe it's rough but Sandy never came across as a name grating to say or hear. Maybe Sandy Hook and Hurricane Sandy are unpleasant associations? Probably. I don't know, it just won't click with me, it's weird. That being said I am open to it being a nickname for names like Alexandra, Alessandra, Cassandra, Sandra itself, or if you think it's male, Alexander, Stanford could work. I personally think it's more of a girl's name, but if you think it's a boy name that is fine too. In short, Sandy is a good nickname, but it doesn't really click with me alone. Sorry. I still think it's good, just not great.
Sanford Koufax (né Braun, in 1935) regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in history, played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
I feel like this name is very unisex and charming. The first Sandy that I ever met was a man. He was tall, had lightly-tanned, Caucasian skin, big muscles, strawberry blonde hair, and a smile on his face. Only recently have I met a woman named Sandy. I mostly think of Sandy Cheeks from (SpongeBob SquarePants) and that man I used to know. This is a strong-willed, but playful name for anyone.ETA: I was in 2nd grade at the time of the Sandy Hook shooting. My condolences for everyone who has been affected. For me, it instilled fear of going to school and trembling anxiety (even though I’m literally miles and miles away!). But, that doesn’t stop me from loving the name. I used to have problems with the name Adam, however.
Cute name. I feel like it has too many negative connotations in the United States to genuinely be used, though. Like another commenter said, when I hear Sandy, I think of the Sandy Hook shooting and hurricane Sandy. Use Sandra as a feminine alternative.
Sandy Lam (林憶蓮), is a Hong Kong singer, actress and album producer. She rose to fame in the 1980s as a Cantopop diva, before expanding her fan base significantly in Asia, releasing more than 30 stylistically diverse albums in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese.
Sandy Fox, an American voice actress and the wife to voice actor Lex Lang is best known for various English dubbed anime and video games. Specifically being the new voice for Chibi Sailor Moon.
I was told that my dad suggested this name to my mum when they were thinking about names for me... so grateful that my mum disagreed! I would have hated it if this was my name.
Not good, not bad, just a simple name, maybe sounds a little bit too sweet, too soft, probably a better fit for a female name. For males it looks too soft. Good nickname for Sandra, but as a full name it feels childish.
Sandy van der Wal (1969-2016) was the daughter of Shocking Blue bassist Klaasje van der Wal (1949-2018). Sandy worked as a flight attendant for the legendary Dutch airline KLM.
Sandy Dennis was an American theater and film actress. At the height of her career in the 1960s she won two Tony Awards, as well as an Oscar for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
I can think of two other Sandys not mentioned: Sandy Brown, the girl from the old cartoon Noozles, and Sandy, the female tiger-striped hamster from Hamtaro.
In the movie identity theif, the main character is a man named Sandy. He gets teased for it and thinks its strange, but I personally like this name more for boys and had a feeling that it was originally masculine. For some reason, I like if for boys but hate it on girls!
Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, was a large hurricane that hit the Northeast United States in October 2012. At the time I posted this comment, it was the largest U.S. hurricane on record.
Awful name. Anything that ends in "dy" is ugly. Andy, Mindy, Mandy, Candy. Gross. As a prostitute's alias - ok, as a first name - not ok at all. Even uglier when "y" is swapped with "i".
I can't really see this name on guys anymore, it sounds very feminine and cutesy. It's a nice nickname for Sandra, which sounds a tad harsh, whereas this name has a soft sound to it. My associations to this name are quite negative, though. The name sounds like a mean high school girl name from the 90s, and the series Daria with its mean and manipulative character Sandy Griffin probably has a lot to do with that. On the other hand, it sounds like the name of someone a bit bubbly and ditzy.
In the Time Quartet series of books by Madeline L'Engle, Sandy Murry is the twin brother of Dennis Murry. He is also the brother of Charles Wallace Murry and Meg Murry. In A Wrinkle in Time, he doesn't appear too much, but Many Waters features his twin and him very prominantly as main characters.
A correction - or rather, addition - to a previous comment: Sandy Cheeks from SpongeBob's real name IS Sandra, but I do think it also is a reference to her fur. :D
Sandy is the name of the energetic squirrel in "SpongeBob Squarepants." I don't think Sandy, in this case, is associated with the names Alexandra or Sandra. She is named that because of her color and because she's a "land squirrel." An actress who bears this name is Sandy Duncan.