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All for boys originally. Except for... (m)
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Terry, Sandy, and Stacy.Terry can derive from Theresa / Teresa (female), or Terence (male).Sandy can be a nickname for a blond person, in which case it's truly unisex, or as nn of Sandra, in which case it's feminine.Stacy / Stacey can be a nickname for either Eustace (male) or Anastasia (female).Sydney is just a "feminized" misspelling of Sidney, an (originally) exclusively male name.I've only heard of Vinnie as a nn for Vincent.Hope this clears things up for you! :-)Miranda
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Sandy is widely used as a pet name for Alexander in Scotland.
Sydney for girls can be a respelling of Sidonia.
Vinnie can be a nickname for Lavinia.
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Thank youI didn't know about those other connections. Learn something new every day around these boards!Miranda
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