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View Name: Lincoln


LINCOLN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: LING-kən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was originally from the name of a city in England, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". This name is usually given in honour of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.
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