Sandoy (Faroese) comes from Faroese Sandur, from Faroese Aleksandur, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Sandoy”, step by step
Sandoy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.