Lindsey (meaning and origin)

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Lindsey

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Meaning and origin
Lindsey is a English mixed name. The meaning of the name is `from the linden-tree island`.

Where is it used?
The name Lindsey is mainly used in English and in Scottish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Lindsie (In English and in Scottish)
Lindsay (In English and in Scottish)
Lyndsea (In English (Modern))
Lyndsey (In English)
Linsay (In English)
Lyndsay (In English)

For the opposite sex use:
In English: Lynsey (F)
In English: Linzi (F)

What Lindsey`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Lindsey:
Very feminine, which helps when you're a tomboy like me.
The worst thing about the name:
SPELLING. I have seen roughly 20 spellings of my name and it's frustrating.
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
I was nearly a Kirsten, a name I don't like. I could go by my middle name - Margaret. I don't mind Maggie or Rita.
Extra information:
People really shouldn't spell this name with a hyphen (Lin-Z).
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
Its that its not very Common and i spell mine like Linsey:)
The worst thing about the name:
People, spell it wrong..
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
I would not like it..
Extra information:
:)
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
well probably cause i love the letter l it is so elegant and classy
The worst thing about the name:
that it is common i want a unique name
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
it would be Alicia or elise
Extra information:
well i know for sure that i love my name
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
That it's freaking awesome!
The worst thing about the name:
I have to share the awesomeness with other people.
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
It was supposed to be Rachel but my half sister went to school with a girl named Rachel and hated her.
Extra information:
You wish you were this AWESOME!!
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
It's a great name... I've never met a boring Lindsey!
The worst thing about the name:
people think I'm saying Wendy. I get Leslie sometimes too.
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
I would have been Lindsey no matter what, I was named after my Great-Grandfather who spelled his Lindsay. I got the -ey because I was a girl.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
It is a nice name, not too common but not uncommon either. Its an all around good name.
The worst thing about the name:
There are too many ways to spell it.. Mine is Lindsey, but there is Lyndsey Lindsay Lindsei Lyndsie Lindsei etc..
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
It would of been Deserae or Brittany. I like Lindsey better!
Extra information:
Thats about it =)
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
I think it's a pretty name!!
The worst thing about the name:
There seem to be a ton of us, i went to a school of 140 and there were 4 of us.
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
it would be Kelsey or Ryann..i love the name Ryann
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
Just a nice name and not many around....I like shortening it it Linz or Linzi
The worst thing about the name:
People Spelling it wrong
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
I don't mind it at all. It is kind of old fashioned and not overly common.
The worst thing about the name:
Nobody can figure out how to spell it!
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
nope
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Lindsey:
The name is somewhat unique. Not a lot of people are named it.
The worst thing about the name:
People spell my name wrong all the time. I spell it Lindsay. People always want to spell it Lindsey or Lyndsay or Lyndsey.
If my name wasn`t Lindsey....:
Not sure.
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More `Lindsey` links
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Lindsey in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Lindsey

Lindsey appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 226. In the last 128 years Lindsey has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 11 times. 1990 was a `top year` for the name Lindsey. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #51. The last time Lindsey appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	226
2006	186
2005	162
2004	146
2003	132
2002	122
2001	105
2000	103
1999	96
1998	97
1997	94
1996	86
1995	81
1994	69
1993	56
1992	57
1991	52
1990	51
1980	91
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