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Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname? Completed
« on: Wednesday 27 May 15 00:56 BST (UK) »
Is Sandy a first name as it is or a nickname for for something quite different?
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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 01:03 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

It's usually a nickname for the colour of their hair.

The only surname I can think of that would be suitable is "Saunders" or "Saunderson" (pronounced "Sanders(on)" in the northern parts of the UK)
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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 01:09 BST (UK) »
Hi, 

I am in NSW Australia.   I have several living rellies who are known as "Sandy" as it is a name that gets handed down through one of my lines.

So, from my tree:

When "Sandy" is male, it is because their formal (Given/Christian) name is Alexander (or in one case, Alex). 
When "Sandy" is female, it is because their formal (Given/Christian) name is "Alexandra, or Sandra, or Gwenda"

None of my "Sandy" rellies have been called Sandy because of their hair colour, but I did go to school with a girl who we called Sandy because she was blonde.

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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 01:57 BST (UK) »
Every male Sandy I've known has been an Alexander.   

Anecdote about my Dad... Alexander Forrest.  After being seriously wounded during WW11 he spent 6 months in an Italian hospital and on returning home to Scotland spent more time in Erskine Hospital.   As part of a charity drive for Erskine his story was used.  The pseudonym the newspaper gave him, instead of Alexander Forrest was Sandy Wood.   :)  I still have the original article and covering letter from the newspaper that ran the ad. 
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FORREST (Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire)
ROONEY (Co Down, Co Antrim) 
BORTHWICK, FORTUNE, BARKER, SIVES (Lothians)
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 07:14 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your replies, I did think it maybe Alexander, Was hopeful of something else more distinctive to narrow down the amount of births that come up for Alexander!
Kaz

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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 10:40 BST (UK) »
Sandy, Eck, Zander, Alister, Sanders, Alec, Alex & Alick are all from Alexander.

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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 13:49 BST (UK) »
Sorry Kaz, I should have given your question more thought, especially regarding the section where this thread is (Scotland)..

I live further south where my playmates and pals were/are Sidneys, Arthurs, Herbert, George, etc.

I'm definitely living on another planet these days, as I'm actually trying to find an Alexander in Ross & Cromarty lol

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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 17:29 BST (UK) »
Rena, I've opened a thread on Fairburn, Urray, Tenants on Ross & Cromarty.

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Re: Is Sandy for male a full first name or a nickname?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 27 May 15 19:12 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Skoosh on Wednesday 27 May 15 17:29 BST (UK)
Rena, I've opened a thread on Fairburn, Urray, Tenants on Ross & Cromarty.

Skoosh.

Thanks Skoosh.  I'll nip across now.
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