Definition of "Lindsay"

A surname

1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland.  examples

2. An Irish surname, variant of Lindsey  examples

A unisex given name transferred from the surname

1. A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.  examples

A placename

1. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A city in Tulare County, California.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Montana.  examples

   3. A village in Platte County, Nebraska.  examples

   4. A city in Garvin County, Oklahoma.  examples

   5. A ghost town in Stanley County, South Dakota.  examples

   6. A city in Cooke County, Texas.  examples

   7. A census-designated place in Reeves County, Texas.  examples

2. A large community, formerly a town, in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.  examples

3. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  examples