Lindsey

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/ˈlɪnzi/

proper noun

A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.

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Lindsay
OriginOld English Lindesege ← Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn ← Proto-Celtic *lindos →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper nounLindsey (countable and uncountable, plural Lindseys)

plural Lindseys

  1. countableuncountableA geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
  2. countableuncountableAn Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century.
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

    Synonyms: Lindsay

  5. countableuncountableA unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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    Synonyms: Lindsay

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA habitational surname from Old English.

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Lindsay

proper nounA unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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Lindsay

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*lindos“lake, liquid”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*llɨnn“pool”
  3. Old EnglishLindesege
  4. EnglishLindsey

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)”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lindsey

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lindsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lindsey

MLA

“Lindsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lindsey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lindsey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lindsey.

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