Lindsey

[ˈlɪndzi]

Meaning

variant of Lindsay, from Old English Lindesege, "island of Lind"

Background Story

Lindsey is a variant of Lindsay, which is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name. The given name comes from the Scottish surname and clan name, which comes from the toponym Lindsey, from the Old English toponym Lindesege, "island of Lind", the name of the city of Lincoln. The place name goes back to Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, "pool", from Proto-Celtic *lindos, "lake, liquid", with Old English ēġ, "island (of land)". The surnames Lindsay and Lindsey began to be used as given names in the late 19th century, at first only as masculine names, and both are now unisex in the United States, while Lindsey has mainly become feminine in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland.