# Lindsay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪnzi/ · frequency rank #9,492

## Definitions
1. A surname
2. A surname
3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
4. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
5. A placename
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## Etymology
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

## Easily confused with
- **lindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindsay-vs-lindy)
- **Lindsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindsay-vs-lindsey)
- **Linda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linda-vs-lindsay)
- **Lindley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindley-vs-lindsay)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilndsay`, `lidnsay`, `lindasy`, `linddsay`, `lindsayy`, `lindssay`, `lindsya`, `linndsay`, `linsday`, `llindsay`, `lnidsay`

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