Sally

Sally \sal-ly, sa-lly\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sally is pronounced SAEL-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sally: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 3 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 4 names

What is the origin of Sally?

Sally's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and French. The name first developed as a diminutive of Sarah. It is consistent with the way other English diminutives, such as Molly, are derived by replacing '-r-' with '-ll-'. The name was popularized by the Henry Carey poem Sally in Our Alley (1715) and the Gracie Fields romantic war film Sally in Our Alley (1931) which was loosely based on the former. The name was also made known by the Christopher Isherwood book Goodbye to Berlin (1946) which featured a fictional lead named Sally Bowles; this was later adapted into the play I Am a Camera (1951), the Broadway musical Cabaret (1966), and the film Cabaret (1972). Sally is a diminutive form of the English, German, Indian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Sara pronounciation in the English and French languages and a diminutive form of the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Scandinavian name Sarah origin in the English and French languages. The name Sally is used to a great extent; it has 44 variant forms. Variant forms consist of Sailee name popularity, Saileigh name variations, Sailey definition, Saili definition, Sailia name, Sailie meaning, Saily meaning, Salaid name variations, name Salcia meaning, Salea pronounciation, name Saleah meaning, name Salei origin, name Saleigh origin, Saletta meaning of name, Salette pronounciation, Saley name popularity, name Sali meaning, nicknames for Salia, nicknames for Saliah, Salie name, name Saliee meaning, what does the name Sallea mean, baby name Salleah, name Sallei, Salleigh name popularity, Salletta name variations, name Sallette, Salli name popularity (used in Finnish too), Sallia meaning of name, Salliah pronounciation, Sallianne definition, what does the name Sallya mean, what does the name Sallyah mean, Sallyann meaning of name, name Sallye origin, baby name Saly, Salya name variations, name Salyah, and name Salye meaning. Other English forms consist of the contraction Sal meaning of name (used in Italian too), and the variant spellings Salee pronounciation, what does the name Sallee mean, baby name Salley, and Sallie meaning. See also the related forms, the English Sally Anne meaning, the English Sally Jane meaning and origin, and the Gaelic, English, Irish, Manx, and Scottish Sorcha meaning of name.

The following famous people share the name Sally:

• Actress Sally Field, born 6 November 1946, Pasadena, California
• Astronaut Sally Ride, born 26 May 1951, Encino, California
• TV Presenter Sally Gunnell, born 29 July 1966, Chigwell, Essex, England.

List of baby names that sound like Sally:

the English name Salee, the English Sallee meaning and origin, the English Salley meaning of name, the English Sallie name variations, the name Sallye name popularity, the name Sagall pronounciation, the name name Sagalle meaning, the name baby name Sailee, the name Saileigh meaning and origin, the name Sailey name popularity, the name baby name Saili, the name short names for Sailie, the name short names for Saily, the English and Polish Sala meaning of name, the name nicknames for Salah, the name Salal name variations, the name Salale meaning, the name Salall meaning and origin, the name Salalle meaning and origin, and the name Salei meaning of name.

The baby name Sally fun facts:

The name Sally in reverse order is "Yllas".

The numerological value of the name Sally is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Sally?

Sally is in the top names in USA.