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lindsay

/ˈlɪnzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
lind-say
IPA
/ˈlɪnzi/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname

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A surname

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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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name

A placename

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name

A placename

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name

A placename

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name

A placename

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Etymology

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪnzi/
  • British English: /ˈlɪndzi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lindsays (plural) Lindsey (alternative) Lyndsey (alternative)

Derived Forms

Lind Linde Lindee Lindi Lindie Lindy

Phrases

Lindsay Point

Homonyms

lindsey

Rhymes With

lindsey

Questions

How do you pronounce lindsay?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪnzi/.
What does lindsay mean?
A surname
Where does lindsay come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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