Lindsay

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Lindsay

/ˈlɪnzi/ US
/ˈlɪndzi/ UK

Where it comes from

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, 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 Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

proper noun Lindsays · Lindsey · Lyndsey

countable, uncountable A Scottish habitational surname from 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.
countable, uncountable An Irish surname, variant of Lindsey
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage. 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.
countable, uncountable A city in Tulare County, California.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Montana.
countable, uncountable A village in Platte County, Nebraska.
countable, uncountable A city in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Stanley County, South Dakota.
countable, uncountable A city in Cooke County, Texas.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Reeves County, Texas.
countable, uncountable A large community, formerly a town, in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
countable, uncountable A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia

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Closest in meaning: david, laura, hartz, lindsey, lyndsey, lyndsay, lynsey, lyndsie, lindsie, lindsy, linsay, linsey, lindie, lindy, linnea, linden

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Chicago

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@misc{lindsay_2026,
  title = {Lindsay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lindsay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}