lincoln
/ˈlɪŋ.kən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9771).
Countable; Uncountable
name
A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings."
- "Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States during the Civil War."
- "Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed. Some say he was gay. He guest-starred on a “Star Trek” episode and became a vampire slayer."
- "A 26-year-old man is charged with sex crimes after enrolling in a public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he pretended to be 17, police say. […] Scheich allegedly attended two high schools in the Lincoln school district during the last academic year, attending classes for approximately 54 days, police say."
- "The city of Lincoln, California, is almost an hour and a half’s drive from Paradise, where the devastating Camp Fire has destroyed thousands of homes. […] The effort is being led by Kris Wyatt, a Lincoln resident who was moved by the plight of her neighbors to the north."
- "As I was walking down the street last night A pretty little girl came into sight I bowed and smiled and asked her name She said, "Hold it bud, I don't play that game" I reached in my pocket, and to her big surprise There was Lincoln staring her dead in the eyes."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Informal
- American usage
- Slang
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.