Lindsey Name Meaning & Origin
Lindsey
Origin of the name Lindsey:
Taken from the old English surname Lindesie (from Lindsey), which is derived from a place-name composed of the Old English elements lind (the linden tree) and ey (wetland). Var: Lynsey. Short: Lindie, Lindy, Linni, Linnie, Linny.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Lindsey Buckingham (male), musician (Fleetwood Mac)
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Lindsey Lee Wells, character in John Green's "An Abundance of Katherines"