Lindsey

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Lindsey

/ˈlɪnzi/

Rhymes with -ɪnzi

Where it comes from

From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).

proper noun Lindseys

countable, uncountable A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
countable, uncountable An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century.
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.
Similar: Lindsay
countable, uncountable A unisex given name transferred from the surname. President Donald Trump’s hand-picked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has fired more senior prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia office, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Similar: Lindsay

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kirton, lindsay, peyton, lincoln, lincolnshire, west lindsey, lincs, linwood, east lindsey, langton, south holland, langriville, lissington, lindale, lindley, kirton lindsey

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@misc{lindsey_2026,
  title = {Lindsey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lindsey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}