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Lindsey

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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Lindsey at a glance

Origin
English
Root meaning
“pool”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈlɪnzi/

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)”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Lindsey mean?

A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Its root means "pool".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).