"Lindsey" meaning in English

See Lindsey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪnzi/ Forms: Lindseys [plural]
Etymology: Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|Lindesege}} Old English Lindesege, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*llɨnn||pool}} Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*lindos||lake, liquid}} Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), {{m|en|Lincoln}} Lincoln, {{m+|ang|ēġ||island (of land)}} Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Lindsey (countable and uncountable, plural Lindseys)
  1. A division of Lincolnshire, England; that was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Regions of England
    Sense id: en-Lindsey-en-name-imk0uGpM Disambiguation of Regions of England: 17 20 14 28 22
  2. A division of Lincolnshire, England; that was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
    A former kingdom in Great Britain
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Regions of England
    Sense id: en-Lindsey-en-name-oNR7sbAa Disambiguation of Regions of England: 17 20 14 28 22
  3. A village in Babergh district, Suffolk, England. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Suffolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Suffolk, England, Regions of England
    Sense id: en-Lindsey-en-name--pdBz62p Disambiguation of Regions of England: 17 20 14 28 22
  4. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Regions of England Synonyms: Lindsay
    Sense id: en-Lindsey-en-name-zLJicHqr Disambiguation of Regions of England: 17 20 14 28 22 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 13 45 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 8 46 9
  5. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Categories (place): Regions of England Synonyms: Lindsay
    Sense id: en-Lindsey-en-name-2MFQ-55N Disambiguation of Regions of England: 17 20 14 28 22 Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: East Lindsey, Kirton in Lindsey, Parts of Lindsey, West Lindsey Related terms: Lindsay, Lyndsey

Inflected forms

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