Lindsay
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Origin of the name Lindsay:
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).
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Large olive company in the U.S. Edzelle Castle "endure forte"
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This name was super popular (second after only Jennifer) among the girls I went to high school with. This was the most common spelling, but there were also Lindseys, Lyndsays, Lyndseys, Linseys, and Lynseys. It's a nice enough name, but like Crystal and Tiffany, it also screams, "I was born in the early '80s!"
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Lin, Linds, Linz
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Scottish family name thought to be originating from the French speaking Normans. Often erroneously affiliated with the place name of Lincolnshire. Thought to mean "isle of the linden trees", "isle of snakes" or "linden tree marsh" The snake reference can be traced back to tuetonic german - lindis means snake in old-german. Originally thought to be spelled lindisae. In addition, the lime tree (American) is called the the linden tree (british) and in old English, the word "eg" pronounced "ey" means island, hence "linden tree island."
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Lindsay Armstrong, Australian writer
Lindsay Brown, baseball player
Lindsay Cooper, musician and political activist
Lindsay Davis, author
Lindsay Dawson, artist
Lindsay Hamilton, Canadian actress and singer
Lindsay Lohan, actress and tabloid fodder
Lindsay Graham (m), US Senator
Lindsey McKeon, actress (Saved by the Bell: The New Class)
Lindsay Price, actress (Lipstick Jungle, Beverly Hills 90210)
Lindsay Whalen, American professional basketball guard for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.
Lynsay Sands, Author (Romance)
Lindsey Shaw, actress (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, 10 Things I Hate About You)
Lindsay Wagner, actress ("The Bionic Woman")
Lindsay Sidney Greenbush, actress twins playing Carrie on "Little House on the Prairie"
Lindsay Carpenter, youtube sensation, StarKidPotter's Number 1 Fan- Lindsay in song, story & screen: | Edit
Lindsay Monroe, a character on CSI: NY
Lindsay Rappaport, a character on One Life to Live
Lindsay Weir, a character on Freaks and Geeks, played by Linda Cardellini
Lindsay Bluth Fünke, a character on "Arrested Development", played by Portia de Rossi
Lindsay, a character on Total Drama Island
Lindsay Dole, an attorney on The Practice, played by Kelli Williams
Lyndsay, a character in the Wii and DS game MySims Kingdom
Lindsay Boxer, a character on Women's Murder Club, played by Angie Harmon
Lindsey McDonald, a character on the show Angel, played by Christian Kane
Lindsey Salmon, a character in The Lovely Bones
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Global Popularity of the Name Lindsay
- #367 in Canada (Alberta)
- #380 in United States
- #450 in Canada (Quebec)
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