Lindsey

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Etymology

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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)).

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Lindsey (countable and uncountable, plural Lindseys)

  1. A division of Lincolnshire, England; that was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
    1. A former kingdom in Great Britain
  2. A village in Babergh district, Suffolk, England.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
    Synonym: Lindsay
  4. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    Synonym: Lindsay

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