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Feminine
English
Meaning & History
Lindsie is a modern feminine variant of the unisex name Lindsay. The name Lindsay originally derives from the English and Scottish surname Lindsay, which itself comes from the region of Lindsey in eastern England. The place name Lindsey means "Lincoln island" in Old English, referring to the city of Lincoln and its surrounding marshy area. As a given name, Lindsay was predominantly masculine until the 1960s in Britain and the 1970s in the United States, when it became popular for girls due in part to its similarity to the feminine name Linda and to American actress Lindsay Wagner (born 1949). The variant Lindsie emerged as a distinct spelling to emphasize the feminine form, ending in "-ie" or "-y" instead of the more common masculine-sounding "-ay" termination. Other variants include Lindsey, Linsey, Lyndsay, Lyndsey, and Lynsey, each representing different attempts to personalize or anglicize the name.