# Lindsey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪnzi/ · frequency rank #13,009

## Definitions
1. A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
2. An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century.
3. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.
5. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
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)”).

## Easily confused with
- **lindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindsey-vs-lindy)
- **Linde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linde-vs-lindsey)
- **linden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linden-vs-lindsey)
- **Lindsay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindsay-vs-lindsey)
- **Lindley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindley-vs-lindsey)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilndsey`, `lidnsey`, `linddsey`, `lindesy`, `lindseyy`, `lindssey`, `lindsye`, `linndsey`, `linsdey`, `llindsey`, `lnidsey`

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