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Meaning

The name Lindsay has the following meaning:

Place name - referring to an "island of linden trees". Initially used as a surname, then as a boy's name, it suddenly became popular as a girl's name in the 1980s.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Lindsay is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 234 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Lindsay fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 143 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 524 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lindsay in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Lindsay is pronounced as lin-say

Origins

Lindsay originates from the Old English language.
See other suggested Old English baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Lindsay and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lindsay: Boys - Girls - Hayley, Both genders - Ashley, Beverly, Courtney, Edith, Hazel, Ivy

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Lindsay: Lind (Nickname), Lindsaye, Lindsee, Lindseigh, Lindsey (Scottish), Lindsi, Lindzi, Lindzy, Linsay, Linsey (Scottish), Lyndsay (English), Lyndsey (English), Lynsday, Lynsey (English), Lynsie, Lynzey

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Lindsay are: Lin

Style

We think the name Lindsay should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lindsay to be: A popular athlete who is cute and outgoing

In one word, you might describe Lindsay as a(n) "athletic" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Lindsay (or its variants) are:

Lindsay Dee Lohan, born on 2 July , a famous actress. Lindsay Dee Lohan's background: American actress. She is probably most remembered as the child actress who played twins in her screen debut 'The Parent Trap'. Subsequently, she went on to act in leading roles of films like 'Herbie: Fully loaded'. Her singing career, on the other hand, is also on a bright path, with hits like 'Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)'. The second album was certified Gold. She started modelling at the age of three as well.

Lindsay Jean Wagner, born on 22 June, a famous actress. Lindsay Jean Wagner's background: Emmy Award-winning actress. She is best known for her role as Jamie Sommers, in 'The Bionic Woman' television series (1976). Initially, the character was from the television series 'The Six Million dollar Man'. Subsequently, the series ended, but the show's popularity resulted in Lindsay being signed on for the spin-off series, 'The Bionic Woman', the role for which she earned an Emmy.
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