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This name comes from the English and Scottish surname Lindsay, which was originally derived from the name of the eastern English region of Lindsey, itself derived from the Celtic root lindos "lake" and Old English ieg "island".
Language: Dutch
Related names: Lindsey, Linsey, Lyndsay, Lyndsey, Lynsey
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