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Lindsay
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English
Alternative forms
en Lindsey
female given name: en Lyndsey
Etymology
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from en ang Lindesēġe, ang Lindesīġe Isle of Lind, the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from en cel-bry-pro *llɨnn pool, from en cel-pro *lindos lake, liquid, in reference to the Brayford + ang ēġ island; cf. modern cy llyn and Dublin.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlɪnzi/ US
en /ˈlɪndzi/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lindsay.wav Southern England
Proper noun
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en
en Scottish habitational Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland.
en Irish Lindsey
en unisex surnames.
en male surnames.
en female surnames 1940s and later.
en Edward Helmore; Maya Yang Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial 2026-09-04 Clancy’s criminal trial will be followed by a civil claim brought by both Lindsay and Patrick Clancy against her medical and mental healthcare providers. https://web.archive.org/web/20260905004633/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial
A placename
en number of places c/USA:
en city co/Tulare County s/California.
en unincorporated community co/Dawson County s/Montana.
en village co/Platte County s/Nebraska.
en city co/Garvin County s/Oklahoma.
en ghost town co/Stanley County s/South Dakota.
en city co/Cooke County s/Texas.
en CDP co/Reeves County s/Texas.
en large community , formerly a town, in the city of city/Kawartha Lakes p/Ontario c/Canada.
en electoral division city/Sydney state/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality shire:Pref/Glenelg south western s/Victoria c/Australia
Derived terms
en female diminutive forms Lind Linde Lindee Lindie Lindi Lindy
en others Lindsay Point
Anagrams
en adilnsy Lydians islandy sandily
en unisex given names
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Lindsay + 1
Noun
ceb noun
ceb female English
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Lindsay + 1
Pronunciation
Lindsey +
Proper noun
Lindsey
tl female English