Sal
[sæl]Meaning
short form of Sally, Salvador and other names beginning with Sal
Background Story
Sal is a short form of Sally, Salvador and other names beginning with Sal. It is also a given name in its own right, and as a nickname it often stands for Salvatore, Salvador or Salomon. It is used in Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech and several other languages.
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