LINDSAY  

Gender: F
Origin: English and Scottish
Meaning: "island of linden trees"

Popularity in 2008: #380

In the early eighties, Lindsay, riding in tandem with Courtney, approached the Top 10, but while it deserves credit as a pioneering early unisex-last-name-first-name, its own currency has faded.

Nicknames & Variations:
Lindsey, Lindsy, Lindzy, Linsey, Lind, Lynzey, Lynsey, Linzey, Lindsi, Lynsday, Linsay, Lindsaye, Lynsay, Lindsie, Lynzy, Lynzi, Lynzee, Linzi, Linzie, Lyndsey, Lindzi, Linzee, Lynsie, Lyndsay, Lindseigh, Linzy, Lindsee, Lyndsy, Lindsea

Lindsay is being discussed in our message boards:

• Build a Name Together
• "You can't call him that! HE'LL GET BEATEN UP!"
• Last Name: Fry
• Lexington for a Girl?
• My list of potentials. Your thoughts?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Lindsay:

• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: The Hottest Trends Right Now
• DYNASTY & DALLAS
• THE BABY WITH NO NAME
• SCOTTISH SURNAMES: Beyond Campbell and Cameron
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE