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I've found several different meanings for Lindsay over the years. As far as I can tell, LindsAy seems to have been the original, with the ever popular LindsEy being a variant, not vice versa. Some of the meanings I've found are:
-Lincoln's wetland/marsh
-Pool island
-Linden island/Island of Linden trees
-As a surname, the eastern part of Lincolnshire was originally called Lindsay/Lindsey, apparently because of the Linden trees as well.
-One random bookmark produced the meaning "peaceful isle"
-Linden trees near the water
I can't really be sure of the believability of all of the sources, but they all pretty much say "island" (if not just some reference to water) and "linden trees".
Any opinions on which one would probably be the right one?
-Lincoln's wetland/marsh
-Pool island
-Linden island/Island of Linden trees
-As a surname, the eastern part of Lincolnshire was originally called Lindsay/Lindsey, apparently because of the Linden trees as well.
-One random bookmark produced the meaning "peaceful isle"
-Linden trees near the water
I can't really be sure of the believability of all of the sources, but they all pretty much say "island" (if not just some reference to water) and "linden trees".
Any opinions on which one would probably be the right one?
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I'm pretty sure all are fairly accurate except peaceful isle. I've never heard that one. Ages and ages ago I saw a bookmark or something that said "from the isle of pools and linden trees". That's the prettiest way I've ever seen it. And it's always how I think of the meaning of my name.
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I saw that same bookmark years ago. Haven't been able to find one since but it's also how I think of the meaning of my name. Definitely the priest way I've ever seen it
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It's a derivation of the original Romano-British name of Lincoln (Lindo, Lindon, or Lindum Colonia), seat of the later kingdom of Lindsey. Lindo meant "lake or pool" (presumably referring to Brayford Pool); Saxon ey or ay, means land by water (a flood meadow, river shore, island, peninsula etc).
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I must agree. Lindsay does have some relation to Linden trees near water and/or Lincoln. And I don't think you can trust the random bookmark, because those are rarely accurate. I think all are pretty accurate.
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I think all these meanings are correct; jsut variations of each other. I would rule out "peaceful island", it seems like someone randomly expanded on the idea of something near the water. It seems to refer to land near water (like marsh) and filled with linden trees. If there was a Lindsay location in Lincolnshire, it'd explain why Lindsay is called "Lincoln's" marsh.
Also look for Lindsay at — http://www.daire.org/names/frames/index.html
It's a very reliable source.
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Also look for Lindsay at — http://www.daire.org/names/frames/index.html
It's a very reliable source.
"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This message was edited 1/1/2006, 6:32 PM
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