Comments for the name Sally

A famous bearer is Sally Field (born Sally Margaret Field on November 6, 1946). She was the star of "Gidget", a 1960s TV show. She won an Emmy for the TV film "Sybil". In 1979, she won an Oscar for her performance in the movie "Norma Rae", and again in 1984 for "Places in the Heart". She starred in "Mrs. Doubtfire" as Miranda Hillard, Daniel's ex-wife and Lydia, Chris, and Natalie's mother. She also had a role in "Forrest Gump", "ER", "Legally Blonde 2", and "Homeward Bound".

The main female character, Ragdoll-Sally, in Tim Burton's legendary animation A Nightmare Before Christmas bears this name.

Another famous bearer of this name is the astronaut Sally Ride. This name has also been incorporated into a popular song, 'Mustang Sally' which numerous artists have recorded and covered.

A very pretty name.

A famous bearer of this name is Dame Sally Markham, the romantic novelist in Little Britain. It's Matt Lucas taking off Barbara Cartland. Sally is really funny and I love imitating her. She looks like my paternal gran, who we refer to as grandma.

Famous bearer: The character Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret, played by Liza Minelli.

"When Harry met Sally" was a movie hit in 1989, starring Meg Ryan as Sally.

Sally is also a Peanuts character, Charlie Brown's little sister.

Sally is the little girl in "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Suess.

It's a really cute name.

Sally Mann is an American photographer.

Sally Thomsett is the name of the actress who played Jo in the British TV sitcom "Man About the House".

I like this name because my name is Sarah and my friends are calling me Sally because supposedly Sally is short for Sarah. It is a very pretty name and I think represents a very fun-filled, bouncy, animated person.

Aside from its meaning as a name, "sally" means to rush forward or to depart.

The Beatles also used the name in the song "Long Tall Sally".

This is a very pretty, underused name.

"Down by the Sally Gardens" is a lovely old Irish lullaby.

Sally was on the top 1000 list from the 1880's until the 1990's. It appeared back on the top 1000 list in 2004 but did not appear on the top 1000 list in 2005. Its most popular year was the 1940's where it ranked 65.

Sally is not the pet form of Sarah, it is a real name.

To a previous post, it definitely started out as a pet form of Sarah. It went out of style so it is very uncommon today and is now pretty much its own name but you will find a lot of older women who go by Sally are actually named Sarah.

The name did originally begin as a pet form of Sarah. However, it has long since been used as a totally indepedent name rather than a pet name.

A quiet achiever, strong willed yet kind. This is what Sally reminds me of. I know three, all of which have light reddish hair. Haha.

I am not particularly fond of this name, but I don't hate it either. My friends have nicknamed me this. (They decided my middle name sounded like Salamander and shortened it) For bellaboo above. I have light reddish hair.

I am a Sally and I was named after Sally Ann Howes, better known as Truly Scrumptious from Chitty Chitty bang bang. I have always quite liked that!

My aunt is named Sally and she is a very animated, social, and gossipy woman. I do mean that in the best possible way, I love her for it. I think it's a cute name and suits a girl who is inclined to be a social butterfly.

There is that song that says "Ride Sally Ride!"

Sally. Just like the store that sells beauty products and it's called Sally's.

Sally was Ben Franklin's nickname for his daughter Sarah.

The name Sally makes me think of the song "Mustang Sally."

This is the name of a Sonic The Hedgehog character, Sally Acorn. *sigh* She's really annoying and I hate her.

Sally Brass is a character in Charles Dickens' novel "The Old Curiosity Shop."

I think that this name is a lot like the name Jack.
1) They are both well known (who hasn't heard of a Sally or Jack?)
2) Both are historical
3) Both are nicknames, but not many know that they are

Sally Anderson, the wife of Scrooge's nephew Fred Anderson in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. I played Sally Anderson!

"Sally" the word means "any sudden start into activity", from Middle French "saillie" meaning "a rushing forth," from the Latin word "salire", meaning "to leap".

A Sally Lunn is a large sponge cake-like bread. The name supposedly came from the French "soleil et lune" or "sun and moon". "Soleil" [soh-lay] could be a good namesake for Sally.

Sally Ann has been a nickname for the Salvation Army since 1927.

In Charles Dicken's book Oliver Twist, Old Sally is an elderly pauper who serves as the nurse at Oliver’s birth. Old Sally steals Oliver’s mother's gold locket, the only clue to his true identity.

Sally Struthers, actress; 28 July 1948, Portland, Oregon; played Gloria in the tv sitcom, All In The Family during the 1970's.

I never did like this name. Despite having a somewhat girly sound to it, the name sounds like the name of old and middle aged women, as I can't really imagine this old-fashioned name on women under the age of 40. It doesn't sound very mature, and Sally Kern has pretty much ruined the name completely with her words about homosexuals that can be compared to Hitler's ''solutions'' to the ''Jewish question'', so isn't that a good excuse to bury the name for good?

Although this name originated from the name Sarah - I like Sarah and I don't like Sally. It sounds silly.

Sally Hayes from The Catcher in the Rye.

This name sounds very juvenile to me. Sounds like the name of a little girl in a cartoon.

Sally is the nickname of the Shadow Lady, Soracia, in Mark Oakly's comic Thieves and Kings.

As feminine as this name is, it makes me picture a strong bossy little girl. Like a feminIST, heheh. Not baaad, just strong and bossy. Considering its popularity it has a whole lot of character.

I absolutely hate the name Sally, Sarah sounds so rich and awesome compared to ditzy "Sally" yuk!

I agree with the above comments that Sally sounds less mature than Sarah, even though both names are pretty. Same with Debbie vs Deborah.

Sally is my mother's name, it's a nice name but it reminds me of an old song, titled "Sally Pride of our Alley", possibly referring to a cat?

Sally can also be short for Marcella.

The Irish have translated 'saileach' ('willow') as sally or salley, as in the familiar lines of Yeats's "Down by the Salley Gardens".

Sally is a blue Porsche in the Disney movie "Cars". It's my son's favorite movie.

How about Sally Sparrow, heroine of the Doctor Who episode "Blink," as a famous bearer? She was smart, brave, and because of her, this name has positive connotations for me.

A little old-fashioned, but I much rather be named "Sally" or "Sadie" compared to WAY over-popular "Sarah."

I think it's kind of cute.

Sally's Song, a beautiful song by Amy Lee.

Sally and Sarah don't exactly sound alike, but Sally is not as common, so it can be more refreshing.

cute name but i like it connected to this Jade
as in Sally Jade then i would use sally