Lindsay is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Lindsay one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Lindsay was originally a masculine name, but is today common for girls. It derived from a Scottish and English surname, which derived from the name of the English region Lindsey.
Lindsay means “Lincoln island” and “Island of Lind” (from Old English/Norse “ey” = island/wetland).
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