Lindsay (name)

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name = Lindsay


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gender = Female and Male, approximately 93.75 percent female
meaning = Linden trees near the water
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origin = English/Scottish
related names = Lindsey, Lynsay, Linzey, Lyndsay, Lyndsey,Lynsey
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The name Lindsay is a common English and Scottish name, meaning "linden tree by the sea". [Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). "Baby Name Bible". St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2] Another source states that it is derived from a Scottish surname derived from an Old English place name meaning "Lincoln's wetland." [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/lindsay Behind the Name] ] 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.

People with the forename Lindsay

*Lindsay Buckingham, American musician
*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 (born 1949), Emmy Award winning actress
*Lindsay Weir (cricketer), professional cricketer

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
*Reg Lindsay, Australian Country and Western Singer
*Robert Lindsay
*Ted Lindsay, professional ice hockey player
*Vachel Lindsay, American poet

Fictional characters named Lindsay

*Lindsay Monroe, a character on ""
*Lindsay Rappaport, a character on "One Life to Live"
*Lindsay Weir, a character on "Freaks and Geeks", played by Linda Cardellini
*Lindsay Bluth Fünke, a character on "Arrested Development", played by Portia de Rossi
*Lindsay, a character on Total Drama Island
*Lindsay Dole, an attorney on The Practice, played by Kelli Williams

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