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 [ 2 syll. lin-(d)say, li-nds-ay ] The girl name Lindsay is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced LIHNDZiy KEY. Lindsay has its origins in the Old English language. It is used largely in English and Scottish. The name Lindsay means 'Lincoln's wetland, Lincoln's island'. From the word ey which is of the meaning 'island'. The name is from the Scottish family name, which is itself derived from an Old English place name from Lindsey in Lincolnshire. The surname was borne by Sir Walter de Lindesay, one of the followers of King David I of Scotland; he lived in Lindsey, Lincolnshire before taking the name to Scotland. The first name was adopted by English speakers from the 19th century, and it was mostly a male name then; today in Scotland, the name is still used as a boy's name. See Lindsay for more info. Lindsay has 40 forms. Forms of the name include Lendsey, Lendsi, Lendsy, Lensey, Linda (used in Czech, Dutch, Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish, and German too), Lindsee, Lindze, Lindzy, Linsday, Linsey, Linsy, Linze, Linzee, Linzi, Linzy, Lyndsy, Lynnsey, Lynsay, and Lynsey. Other English forms include the short forms Lin and Lyn, and the spelling variants Lindsea, Lindsey (used in Scottish too), Lindsie, Lindsy, Lindzee, Lindzie, Linsay, Linsi, Linsie, Linzey, Linzie, Lyndsay, Lyndsea, Lyndsee, Lyndsey, Lynnzee, Lynzea, Lynzee, and Lynzi. Lindsay is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1983 with 0.482% of baby girls being named Lindsay. It had a ranking of #37 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #380 with a usage of only 0.041%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after the English and Scottish Lindsey, among all girl names in its family. It was more frequently used than Lindsay by 45% in 2008. Though there were times prior to 1966 when more boys than girls were given the name Lindsay, the name is today more frequently used for girls. There were 95 times more girls than boys who were named Lindsay in 1985. Baby names that sound like Lindsay include the English and Scottish Lindsey, the English Lindzy, the English Lyndsey, the English Lendsey, the English Lendsi, the English Lendsy, the English Lindsee, the English Lindsie, the English Lindsy, the English Lyndsay, the English Lyndsee, the English Lyndsy, the Dutch Leentje, the English Lindsea, the English Lindze, and the English Lyndsea. Details of famous persons named Lindsay: KEY: Pronunciation for Lindsay: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
