出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/09/01 17:58 UTC 版)
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from 古期英語 Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the 古期英語 name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + 古期英語 ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.
Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)