Sally

Sally is an English given name that originated as a medieval rhyming pet form of Sarah, following a pattern similar to how Molly derived from Mary and Polly from Dorothy. Sarah itself comes from the Hebrew name Śārāh, meaning princess or noblewoman, and was borne by the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. Sally gained widespread independent use in the English-speaking world from the eighteenth century onward and became a popular given name in its own right through the twentieth century. Related forms include Sal and Sallie, and the name remains closely linked to its source name Sarah.