Sallie

Sallie is an English given name that originated as a pet form of Sarah, itself derived from the Hebrew name Sara, meaning princess or noblewoman. The substitution of S for an initial consonant is a common pattern in English hypocoristics, paralleling the development of Molly from Mary and Polly from Poll. Sallie enjoyed steady use in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly in the American South, where it was often used as an independent given name rather than a nickname. Related forms include Sally, Sara, and Sarah.