Sandy is the English diminutive of Alexandra / Sandra — from the Greek *Alexandros*, alexein (to defend) + aner (man). **A top-100 US baby name from 1939 to 1968, peaking at #50 in 1947**. **Sandy Dennis (1937-1992)** — **American actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* (1966) at age 29; two consecutive Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress (1963, 1964) — making her one of the very few performers to win three consecutive top-tier acting honors**. **Sandy Duncan (born 1946)** — Tony-nominated star of *Peter Pan* (1980-81 Broadway revival); *Hogan Family*. **Sandy Olsson** — the lead character of *Grease* (1978), played by Olivia Newton-John; the film grossed $400M and became the highest-grossing musical of the 1970s. **Sandy Koufax** is male (Hall of Fame pitcher). **Sandy West** — drummer of The Runaways with Joan Jett.
Featured throughout 1960s-1970s American culture.
Sandy reduces to six — the number of defender of men.