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Sally name meaning

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in 2010
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Origin and Meaning of Sally

User Submitted Origins

English
53%
Hebrew
42%
African
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 4 submissions from the United States and Germany agree the name Sally means "Princess" and is of Hebrew origin.
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Sally means "From Sarah means princess".
  3. A submission from India says the name Sally means "A great princess" and is of Hebrew origin.
  4. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Sally means "Princesses" and is of African origin.
  5. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Sally means "love".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Sal"ly
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.

Etymology: F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. sṛ to go, to flow. Cf. Salient Assail Assault Exult Insult Saltation Saltire

noun Sal"ly
Senses
  1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
  2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie." Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss." [Bacon.]
  3. An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation."Every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still round in the same track." [Locke.]
  4. A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind."The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies." [Sir W. Scott.]
  5. Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade."The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth." [Sir H. Wotton.]

Etymology: F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally (v.)

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A venture off the beaten path ("a sally into the wide world beyond his home")
  2. A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
  3. Witty remark
Wiktionary

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

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Sarah, also used as a formal given name.
  2. (Britain) A nickname for the Salvation Army

Sally was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Swedish, and Tagalog

Notable Persons Named Sally

Notable Persons Named Sally

Sally Yates

Sally Yates is a United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, United States Deputy Attorney General, and United States Attorneyfor theNorthern District of Georgia. Sally was born on August 20th, 1960 in Atlanta.

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Sally Field

Sally Field is an actress and director. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1962 to present. Sally was given the name Sally Margaret Field by her parents Margaret Field and Jock Mahoney on November 6th, 1946 in Pasadena, California, U.S.

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Sally Hemings

Sally was given the name Sarah Hemings by her parents Betty Hemings and John Wayles in 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia.

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Sally Kristen Ride

Sally Kristen Ride was a physicist. She holds the title Sally Ride. Sally was born Sally Kristen Ride on May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She died on July 23rd, 2012.

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Vanessa Marcil

Vanessa Marcil is an actress. She has been prominent since 1992. Vanessa was given the name Sally Vanessa Ortiz on October 15th, 1968 in Indio, California, U.S.

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Sally Struthers

Sally Struthers is an actress, spokesperson, and actor. She was most prominent from 1970 to present. Sally was given the name Sally Anne Struthers on July 28th, 1947 in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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  • Sally Hawkins
    Actress
  • Sally Jewell
    51st United States Secretary of the Interior
  • Sally Mann
    Artist
  • Sally Kirkland
    Actor
  • Sally Jessy Raphael
    Talk Show Host
  • Sally Ann Howes
    Actress/singer
  • Sally Carrera
    Town Attorney
  • Sally Timms
    Musician
  • Sally Geeson
    Actress
  • Sally Bradshaw
    Musician
  • Sally Rand
    Actress
  • Sally Carr
    Musician
  • Sally Hayfron Mugabe
    Teacher
  • Sally Pressman
    Actress

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sally

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sally

Sally

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Paul Sally

Paul Sally was a scientist. Paul was given the name Paul Joseph Sally, Jr. on January 29th, 1933 in Roslindale. He died on December 30th, 2013.

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Zak Sally

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Jerome Sally

Jerome Sally is a football player for the New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, and Kansas City Chiefs. His career lasted from 1982 to 1988. Jerome was born on February 24th, 1959 in Chicago.

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Long Sally

Long was born on December 5th, 1901. She died on August 12th, 1987.

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Judith D. Sally

Judith was born on March 23rd, 1937.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sally U.S.
  White 51.66% 64.26%
  African American 38.02% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.62% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.87% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 3.67% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 3.15% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sally

People with the last name Sally are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Sally

  • What name lists does Sally rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Sally? Sally is the 375th most popular name of all time. As a last name Sally was the 22,481st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sally have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 204,698 babies born with the first name Sally in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sally to occupy the country of Samoa with an estimated population of 186,340 (as of November 7, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sally? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 80 new born babies.
  • When was Sally first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sally is Saturday, December 8th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Sally born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sally was in 1947 with a total of 5,266 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sally!
  • Random Sally Factoid: According to the 1941 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sally ranks 53rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in New Mexico. Imagine that, 30 babies in New Mexico have the same name in 1941.
  • Weird things about the name Sally: The name spelled backwards is Yllas. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lysal. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sally? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,144 people with the last name Sally.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sally? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Sally as their last name since less than 1 person in 256k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Sally name meaning

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