Definitions for lindsay
ˈlɪnd zi, ˈlɪn-; ˈveɪ tʃəllind·say

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lindsay, Howard Lindsaynoun

   United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

2. Lindsay, Vachel Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel Lindsaynoun

   United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lindsaynoun

   from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from "Lincoln's wetland"

2. Lindsaynoun

   An Irish surname, a variant of Lindsey.

3. Lindsaynoun

   transferred from the surname.

4. Lindsaynoun

   used since the 1940s.

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1. lindsay

   As a name, Lindsay can be both a given name and a surname. It has origins in English and Scottish regions, initially used as a Scottish surname derived from the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, England. It could mean "Lincoln’s wetland" from the combination of the Old English elements “lindo” meaning 'lake, pool' and “island” meaning 'dry land in water'. The name is unisex but it's more commonly used for females in modern times.

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1. Lindsay

   Lindsay is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 11,768 at the 2010 census. Lindsay is located southeast of Visalia and north of Porterville and is considered part of the Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area and the Porterville Urban Area by the United States Census Bureau.

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1. Lindsay

   name of a Scottish family of Norman extraction, and that first figures in Scottish history in the reign of David I.

2. Lindsay

   or Lyndsay, Sir David, of the Mount, Scottish poet, born at the Mount, near Cupar, Fife, at the grammar-school of which he was educated, as afterwards at St. Andrews University; was usher to James V. from his childhood, and knighted by him after he came of age; did diplomatic work in England, France, the Netherlands, and Denmark; is famous as the author of, among others, three poems, the "Satire of the Three Estates," "Dialogues between Experience and a Courtier," and the "History of Squire Meldrum," of which the first is the most worthy of note, and is divided into five parts, the main body of it a play of an allegorical kind instinct with conventional satire; without being a partisan of the Reformation, his works, from the satire in them being directed against the Church, contributed very materially to its reception in Scotland approximately (1490-1555).

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1. LINDSAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lindsay is ranked #1052 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lindsay surname appeared 33,255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 would have the surname Lindsay.
   
   72.4% or 24,107 total occurrences were White.
   22% or 7,316 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 798 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 668 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 190 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 176 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Dramatist
   • Poet

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for lindsay »

1. islandy

2. Lydians

3. sandily

How to pronounce lindsay?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lindsay in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lindsay in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lindsay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lindsay in a Sentence

1. Michael Lohan:

   THIS will show her true colors! Thus, not even a call. But that's par for the course with Dina! She didn't even send a card or visit when he was sick."OK! Magazine: Lindsay's Grandfather Dies (August 28, 2008)1

2. Michael Lohan:

   AGAIN, this website is a forum to shed light on things in a positive and truthful way. It is about bringing the world the truth about any situations or stories reported in the media that are worthy of discussing. It is about righting the wrongs and determining facts from fiction."Gawker: Lindsay Lohan's Dad Blogging (December 27, 2008)9

3. Lindsay LaSalle:

   Almost all of the increases in overdose deaths are attributed to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, not pharmaceutical fentanyl that has been misused or diverted. And we know that because the number of prescriptions for pharmaceutical fentanyl has remained relatively stable over the past decade, whereas seizures of illicitly manufactured fentanyl has skyrocketed, so it really is due to illicitly manufactured fentanyl that is entering the market and that is essentially being mixed with heroin so that Lindsay LaSalle have an adulterated product that people aren't aware of, so their risk of overdose increases substantially.

4. Lindsay Lohan:

   If it happens at that moment, you discuss it at that moment, you make it a real thing by making it a police report. I'm going to really hate Lindsay Lohan for saying this, but I think by women speaking against all these things, it makes them look weak when they are very strong women. You have these girls who come out, who don't even know who they are, who do it for the attention. That is taking away from the fact that it happened.

5. Michael Lohan:

   My father just, literally, died in my arms. I notified all my kids and my lawyer notified Dina's attorney. Let's see if she has the decency and respect to bring my kids to the wake and funeral."OK! Magazine: Lindsay's Grandfather Dies (August 28, 2008)1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lindsay
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lindsay
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lindsay
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Lindsay
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lindsay