Sally

See also: sally

English

Alternative forms

• (as a female given name): Sallie

Etymology

A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæl.i/
• Rhymes: -æli

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Proper noun

Sally

1. A diminutive of the female given name Sarah, also used as a formal given name.
   • 1969, Doris Lessing, The Four-Gated City, Bantam Books, published 1970, page 114:

     She submitted―for what alternative did she have?―to being Sally in this family, but she always signed herself, Sarah.

   • 2008, Stephen King, Just After Sunset, Simon and Schuster, published 2009, →ISBN, page 8:

     Maybe her first name was Sally, but David thought he would have remembered a name like that; there were so few Sallys these days. Now the world belonged to Ambers, Ashleys, and Tiffanys.

2. (Britain) A nickname for the Salvation Army

Anagrams

• Sylla, lylas, y'all's, y'alls

Danish

Etymology

From English Sally.

Proper noun

Sally

1. a female given name from English

Swedish

Etymology

From English Sally. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1784.

Proper noun

Sally c (genitive Sallys)

1. a female given name from English

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Sally.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Sal‧ly
• IPA^(key): /ˈsali/, [ˈsa.lɪ]

Proper noun

Sally (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒ)

1. a female given name from English