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LINDSAY

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English, Scottish

Pronounced: LINDZ-ee  [key]

From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name in Lincolnshire meaning "island of Lincoln" in Old English. As a given name it was usually masculine until the 1970s, when it became popular for girls, probably due to its similarity to Linda and because of American actress Lindsay Wagner (1949-).


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