Lincoln

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The now widespread name Lincoln originated in the city Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. Its name is a contraction of the Latin Lindum Colonia, which was the name of a colony for veteran Roman soldiers. Lindum itself was the Roman version of the Celtic Llyn Dhu, literally "Black Lake or Pool", which is thought to be a reference to shallow pools of the River Witham, now known as the Brayford Pool. When the English counties (called "shires" at that time) were established in around the 11th century, Lincoln became the principal town of Lincolnshire. Various municipalities in the Commonwealth of Nations are named in honor of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

The name Lincoln was later taken as a surname. The most widely known person with this surname is Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.

Contents 1 People 1.1 Abraham Lincoln family 1.2 Others 2 Place names (municipalities) 2.1 Argentina 2.2 Australia 2.3 Canada 2.4 French Polynesia 2.5 New Zealand 2.6 United Kingdom 2.7 United States 2.7.1 Named Lincoln 2.7.2 With Lincoln in the name 3 Mountains 4 Educational institutions 4.1 Post-secondary institutions 4.2 Secondary institutions 5 Buildings and roads 6 Entertainment 7 Ships, aircraft and automobiles 7.1 Ships 7.2 Aircraft 7.3 Automotive 8 Miscellaneous

Lincoln may refer to:

[edit] People

The most widely known person with the surname Lincoln is Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.

[edit] Abraham Lincoln family

• Samuel Lincoln (c. 1622–1690), immigrant ancestor of the president
• Abraham Lincoln (captain) (1744–1784), grandfather of the president
• Thomas Lincoln (1778–1851), father of the president
• Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th President of the United States
• Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of the president
• Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882), wife of Abraham Lincoln and 16th First Lady of the United States
• Robert Todd Lincoln (1843–1926), son of the president
• Abraham Lincoln II, grandson of the president and son of Robert Todd Lincoln
• William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), son of the president

[edit] Others

• Saint Hugh of Lincoln
• Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
• Benjamin Lincoln, American Revolutionary War general
• Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas senator
• Lincoln (footballer), a Brazilian football player
• Lincoln Chafee, American politician
• Lincoln Thompson, a Jamaican reggae artist

[edit] Place names (municipalities)

The original Lincoln is the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Argentina

• Lincoln, Buenos Aires

[edit] Australia

• Port Lincoln, South Australia

[edit] Canada

• Lincoln, New Brunswick
• Lincoln, Ontario
• Lincoln County, Ontario
• Lincoln (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Ontario

[edit] French Polynesia

• Lincoln, a former name for Motu One (Marquesas Islands)

[edit] New Zealand

• Lincoln, New Zealand

[edit] United Kingdom

• Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, the county town of Lincolnshire
  • Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency), a political district in Lincolnshire

[edit] United States

[edit] Named Lincoln

• Lincoln, Alabama
• Lincoln, Arkansas
• Lincoln, California
• Lincoln, Delaware
• Lincoln, Illinois
• Lincoln, Indiana
• Lincoln, Iowa
• Lincoln, Maine
• Lincoln, Massachusetts
• Lincoln, Michigan
• Lincoln, Missouri
• Lincoln, Montana
• Lincoln, Nebraska, the state capital of Nebraska
• Lincoln, New Hampshire
• Lincoln, New Mexico
• Lincoln, New York
• Lincoln, North Dakota
• Lincoln, Pennsylvania
• Lincoln, Rhode Island
• Lincoln, Vermont
• Lincoln, Virginia
• Lincoln, Washington
• Lincoln, Wisconsin (disambiguation) (12 places)
• The State of Lincoln, two unrelated proposals for new U.S. states

[edit] With Lincoln in the name

• Lincoln Center, Kansas
• Lincoln City, Indiana
• Lincoln City, Oregon
• Lincoln County (disambiguation), the name of counties in 23 U.S. states
• Lincoln Heights, Ohio
• Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
• Lincoln Park (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois
• Lincoln Township, Michigan (disambiguation) (8 places)
• Lincoln Township, Minnesota (disambiguation) (2 places)
• Lincoln Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) (3 places)
• Lincoln Village, Ohio
• Lincolnwood, Illinois
• Camp Lincoln, Crescent City, California

[edit] Mountains

There are six mountains named Lincoln, all in the United States:

• Mount Lincoln (Colorado)
• Mount Lincoln (Massachusetts)
• Mount Lincoln (Nevada)
• Mount Lincoln (New Hampshire)
• Lincoln Peak (Vermont)
• Mount Lincoln (Washington)

[edit] Educational institutions

[edit] Post-secondary institutions

• Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln (England)
• Lincoln College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford
• Lincoln College, Lincolnshire, a Further Education college in Lincolnshire, England
• Lincoln University (New Zealand)
• Lincoln University (California)
• Lincoln University (Missouri)
• Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
• University of Lincoln (England)
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Lincoln College, Illinois

[edit] Secondary institutions

• Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles, California)
• Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco) (California)
• Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
• Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines) (Iowa)
• Abraham Lincoln High School (New York) (New York)
• Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)
• Lincoln High School (Vincennes) (Indiana)
• Lincoln High School (Tallahassee) (Florida)
• Lincoln High School (Nebraska) (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Lincoln High School (New Jersey) (Jersey City, New Jersey)
• Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon)
• Lincoln High School (Sioux Falls) (South Dakota)
• Lincoln High School (Manitowoc) (Wisconsin)

[edit] Buildings and roads

United Kingdom

• Lincoln Castle, England
• Lincoln Cathedral, England
• High Street, Lincoln, England

United States

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky
• Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Illinois
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
• Lincoln Highway, the first road across America
• Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois
• Lincoln Laboratory at MIT
• Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• Lincoln Tomb in Illinois
• Lincoln Tunnel between New Jersey and New York

[edit] Entertainment

• Lincoln (film), a 2009 film about Abraham Lincoln starring Liam Neeson
• Lincoln (novel), Gore Vidal's 1984 book on the U.S. President
• Lincoln (album), a record album by the band They Might Be Giants, named in honor of Lincoln, Massachusetts
• Lincoln Imp, a purported evil sprite petrified in the Lincoln Cathedral
• Lincoln Records, a record label from the 1920s, prominently featuring President Lincoln's image in its logo
• Lincoln City F.C., Football club from Lincoln, England
• Lincoln (variety show), a Japanese variety show
• Linkin Park (name sounds like Lincoln) is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

[edit] Ships, aircraft and automobiles

[edit] Ships

• Four UK Royal Navy warships
  • HMS Lincoln (G42), at some time also HNoMS Lincoln and HMCS Lincoln, a Destroyers for Bases Agreement destroyer
  • HMS Lincoln (F99)

• Two US Naval vessels
  • USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602), a submarine
  • USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an aircraft carrier

[edit] Aircraft

• Avro Lincoln, RAF bomber which first flew in 1943

[edit] Automotive

• Lincoln (automobile), luxury automobile division of the Ford Motor Company

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Lincoln cent, U.S. coinage
• "Lincoln", a slang term for the United States five dollar bill, which bears the President's image on its obverse
• Lincoln biscuit, a short dough biscuit
• Lincoln Logs, a popular children's toy
• Lincoln (sheep), a breed of sheep originally bred in Lincolnshire, England
• Lincoln Snacks Company, a manufacturer of caramel corn and popcorn mixes