Lindsay

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the island of the lime tree; beautiful/shapely; dark lake
Pronunciation
LIN-zee
LIN-zee or LIN-dee (for girls), LIN-see (for boys)
Popularity
Lindsay is currently not in the top 1000 list of most popular names in the US, UK, or Canada. However, it was more popular in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Lindsay Name meanings & History

From the island of the lime tree; beautiful/shapely; dark lake. From an English and Scottish surname that was originally derived from the name of the eastern English region of Lindsey, which means "Lincoln island" in Old English. As a given name it was typically masculine until the 1960s (in Britain) and 70s (in America) when it became popular for girls, probably due to its similarity to Linda and because of American actress Lindsay Wagner (1949-) [1]. Lindsay is used as a first name for both boys and girls, but it is more commonly used for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Lindsay: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Lindsay:

L: Languid,Legal,Lover,Liaison,Lazy,Luscious,Lovely

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

N: Nutrition,Nervous,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nice

D: Daddy,Domestic,Doting,Determined,Demanding,Dutiful

S: Status,Social Standing,Solidity,Success,Sensuality,Security,Sex

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Argumentative,Angry,Action,Assertive

Y: Yin/Yang,Youth-giving,Yen/money

Lindsay is:

  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Lindsay Lohan (actress), Lindsay Davenport (tennis player), Lindsay Wagner (actress), Lindsay Ell (singer/songwriter), Lindsay Czarniak (sports anchor)

2.) Lindsay (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) a form of Lindsey.

Other Forms: Linsay, Lyndsay


3.) Lindsay (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) a form of Lindsey.

Other Forms: Lindze, Lindzee, Lindzey, Lindzy


4.) Lindsay (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) natural

Other Forms: Lind, Lindsee, Linz, Linzee, Lyndsey, Lyndzie, Lynz, Lynzie


5.) Lindsay (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (English, Scottish) calming; bright and shining

Other Forms: Lindsee, Lindsey, Lindsi, Lindz, Lyndsie, Lyndzee, Lynz


6.) LINDSAY (Female)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Transferred use of the old Scottish surname de Lindsay, meaning “from Lindsay,” a part of the county of Lincolnshire in northeastern England. Lindsay is derived from Lincoln, a shortened form of Lindum Colonia, the first part of which is thought to be from the Welsh llyn (lake) and the second from the Latin colonia (settlement, colony). Lindsay is bestowed as both a male and a female name in Scotland. Var: Lynsey. Pet: Lindie. (LIND-ZAY)


7.) LINDSAY (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Taken from the old Scottish surname de Lindsay (from Lindsay). Lindsay, once a part of the county of Lincolnshire in northeastern England, is derived from Lincoln, a shortened form of Lindum Colonia, the first part of which is thought to be from the Welsh llyn (lake) and the second from the Latin colonia (colony, settlement). Var: Lynsey. Short: Lindie, Lindy, Linni, Linnie, Linny. (LIN-ZAY)


8.) Lindsay (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Lincoln island

Other Forms: Lindsee, Lindsey, Lindsi, Lindsie, Linsay, Linsee, Linsey, Linsi, Linsie, Lyndsay, Lyndsey, Lynsay, Lynsey


9.) LINDSAY (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname de Lindsay, meaning “from Lindsay,” a part of the county of Lincolnshire in northeastern England. Lindsay is derived from Lincoln, a shortened form of Lindum Colonia, the first part of which is thought to be from the Welsh llyn (lake), and the second from the Latin colonia (settlement, colony). The name is bestowed upon both males and females in Scotland. (LIND-ZEE)


10.) LINDSAY (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Taken from the old Scottish surname de Lindsay, meaning “from Lindsay,” a part of the county of Lincolnshire in northeastern England. Lindsay is derived from Lincoln, a shortened form of Lindum Colonia, the first part of which is thought to be from the Welsh llyn (lake) and the second of which is from the Latin colonia (colony, settlement). The name, commonly used as both a male and a female name in Scotland, is more popular as a female name in England. Var: Lynsey. Short: Linds, Lyns. Pet: Lindie, Lindy, Linni, Linnie, Linny. (LINS-EE)


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