Lindsay

Lindsay \lin-(d)say, li-nds-ay\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Lindsay used as a boy name meaning of name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as LIHNDZiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Lindsay: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Lindsay?

Lindsay has its origins in the Old English language. It is used largely in English and Scottish. The name Lindsay means 'Lincoln's wetland, Lincoln's island'. From the word ey which is of the meaning 'island'. The name is from the Scottish family name, which is itself derived from an Old English place name from Lindsey in Lincolnshire. The surname was borne by Sir Walter de Lindesay, one of the followers of King David I of Scotland; he lived in Lindsey, Lincolnshire before taking the name to Scotland. The first name was adopted by English speakers from the 19th century, and it was mostly a male name then; today in Scotland, the name is still used as a boy's name. See Lindsay meaning of name for more info. The name Lindsay is used to a great extent; it has 49 forms. Forms of the name consist of Lendsey name popularity, what does the name Lendsi mean, Lendsy name popularity, Lensey name variations, name Lind, name Linda, Lindse meaning, name Lindsee origin, Lindseigh name variations, Lindze pronounciation, name Lindzey meaning, Lindzy name variations, baby name Linsday, what does the name Linsey mean, Linsy pronounciation, Linze name, Linzee meaning of name, name Linzi origin, name Linzy origin, name Lyndsie meaning, name Lyndsy meaning, Lynnsey name, name Lynnzey meaning, Lynsay name, Lynsey name variations, Lynzey meaning, name Lynzie, and Lynzy meaning of name. Other English forms consist of the contracted forms meaning of Lin and Lyn name popularity, and the spelling variants short names for Lindsea, name Lindsey (used in Scottish too), nicknames for Lindsie, Lindsy pronounciation, Lindzee name variations, nicknames for Lindzie, Linsay pronounciation, meaning of Linsi, name Linsie, meaning of Linzey, name Linzie meaning, short names for Lyndsay, Lyndsea definition, Lyndsee meaning, Lyndsey name variations, Lynnzee name popularity, meaning of Lynzea, name Lynzee, and baby name Lynzi. Lindsay is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1983 with 0.482% of baby girls being named Lindsay. It had a ranking of #37 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #596 with a usage of only 0.025%, was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Lindsey name, among all girl names in its family. It was more frequently used than Lindsay by 63% in 2010. Though there were times prior to 1966 when more boys than baby girls were given the name Lindsay, the name is today more frequently used for baby girls. There were 95 times more baby girls than boys who were named Lindsay in 1985.

The following famous people share the name Lindsay:

• Actress Lindsay Lohan, born 2 July 1986, New York, New York
• Tennis Player Lindsay Davenport, born 8 June 1976, Palos Verdes, California.

List of baby names that sound like Lindsay:

the English and Scottish name Lindsey meaning, the English Lindzy pronounciation, the English Lyndsay pronounciation, the English meaning of Lyndsey, the Hungarian what does the name Lenci mean, the English what does the name Lendsey mean, the English short names for Lendsi, the English meaning of Lendsy, the name Lindka meaning, the name Lindse meaning of name, the English nicknames for Lindsee, the name name Lindseigh origin, the English Lindsie meaning of name, the English Lindsy meaning, the English nicknames for Lyndsee, the name name Lyndsie origin, the English Lyndsy pronounciation, the English Lindsea definition, the English Lindze name, and the English Lyndsea meaning.

The baby name Lindsay fun facts:

The name Lindsay in reverse order is "Yasdnil".

The numerological value of the name Lindsay is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Lindsay?

Lindsay is in the top names in USA.