Lindsay (name)
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Lindsay or Lynsey |
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| Gender | Female and Male, approximately 93.75 percent female |
| Meaning | Linden trees near the water |
| Origin | English/Scottish |
| Related names | Lindsey, Lynsay, Linzey, Lyndsay, Lyndsey,Lynsey |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Lindsay or Lynsey |
The name Lindsay is a common English and Scottish name, meaning linden trees near the water.[1]. Another source states that it is derived from a Scottish surname derived from anOld English place name meaning "Lincoln's wetland."[2] It was the 314th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, having ranked among the top 200 names for girls from the 1970s through the 1990s. Lindsey, an alternate spelling, was ranked as the 226th most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the United States.
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[edit] People with the forename Lindsay
- Lindsay Davenport (born 1976), professional female tennis champion
- Lindsay Lohan (born 1986), American actress and pop music singer
- Lindsay McDougall, of Triple J's Jay and the Doctor and guitarist Frenzal Rhomb
- Lindsay Owen-Jones, chairman of l'Oréal
- Lindsay Taylor, professional basketball player
- Lindsay Wagner Albert (born 1949), Emmy Award winning actress
- Lindsay Weir (cricketer), professional cricketer
- Lyndsay Cantarelli (born 1990), American actress
[edit] People surnamed Lindsay
- Arto Lindsay, American musician
- David Lindsay
- Germaine Lindsay, Jamaican-born British terrorist
- Jeff Lindsay, engineer and Mormon apologist
- Jeff Lindsay (writer), fiction writer
- John Lindsay (disambiguation)
- Mark Lindsay, pop singer
- Sir Martin Lindsay, British explorer
- Robert Lindsay
- Ted Lindsay, professional ice hockey player
- Vachel Lindsay, American poet
[edit] Fictional characters named Lindsay
- Lindsay Monroe, a character on CSI: NY
- Lindsay Rappaport, a character on One Life to Live
- Lindsay Weir, a character on Freaks and Geeks, played by Linda Cardellini
[edit] Notes
- ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2
- ^ Behind the Name
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