# Lincoln

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.kən/ · frequency rank #4,249

## Definitions
1. A city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9771).
2. An English surname from Old English.
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4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
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49. A city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, named after Abraham Lincoln.
50. A village in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
51. A town in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the Earl of Lincoln.
52. Ellipsis of Lincoln College, Oxford.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

## Easily confused with
- **Linton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lincoln-vs-linton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilncoln`, `licnoln`, `linccoln`, `linclon`, `lincolln`, `lincolnn`, `linconl`, `linncoln`, `linocln`, `llincoln`, `lnicoln`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lincoln