English Explanatory Dictionary

Lindsey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪnzi/

Word forms

Lindsey Lindseys

Etymology

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)”).

Synonyms

Lindsay

Related words

Lindsay Lyndsey

Derived words

East Lindsey Kirton in Lindsey Mount Lindsey Parts of Lindsey West Lindsey
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