Lindsey

//ˈlɪnzi// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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Example

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"Lindsey Graham is being blackmailed."

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)”).

Related phrases

East LindseyKirton in LindseyMount LindseyParts of LindseyWest Lindseyanglo saxon

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