Lindsey

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈlɪnzi//

A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.

proper noun

1
A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.
2
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century.
3
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).
4
A habitational surname from Old English.
5
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
President Donald Trump’s hand-picked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has fired more senior prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia office, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Etymology

From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).

Forms

plural: Lindseys

linden · Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having…Linden · An English surname from Old English, a variant of Lyndon.Lindsay · A surname A Scottish habitational surname from Old English…

Lindsey · A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England.

line · A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a…Line · An English and Scottish surname.LINE · A close quarters combat system, see LINE (combat system) on…

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