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Lindsay

Definitions: Lindsay

Lindsay

Noun

1. United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931).

2. United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Lindsay" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the wetland of Lincoln".

Date "Lindsay" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references)


Synonyms: Lindsay

Synonyms: Howard Lindsay (n), Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (n), Vachel Lindsay (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Lindsay, California

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay is a city located in Tulare County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,297.

Geography


Lindsay is located at 36°12'26" North, 119°5'20" West (36.207172, -119.088810)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 10,297 people, 2,717 households, and 2,208 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,649.7/km² (4,264.4/mi²). There are 2,865 housing units at an average density of 459.0/km² (1,186.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 44.83% White, 0.57% African American, 1.51% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 48.27% from other races, and 3.62% from two or more races. 77.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,717 households out of which 53.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% are married couples living together, 17.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% are non-families. 15.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.74 and the average family size is 4.16. In the city the population is spread out with 38.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 25 years. For every 100 females there are 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $24,305, and the median income for a family is $24,934. Males have a median income of $23,645 versus $18,992 for females. The per capita income for the city is $8,230. 39.9% of the population and 33.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 49.3% are under the age of 18 and 12.3% are 65 or older.



Lindsay, Cooke County, Texas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay is a town located in Cooke County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 788.

Geography


Lindsay is located at 33°38'11" North, 97°13'17" West (33.636318, -97.221297)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 788 people, 267 households, and 220 families residing in the town. The population density is 274.1/km² (708.2/mi²). There are 274 housing units at an average density of 95.3/km² (246.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.86% White, 0.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 267 households out of which 49.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% are married couples living together, 9.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% are non-families. 16.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.33. In the town the population is spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $52,000, and the median income for a family is $61,071. Males have a median income of $35,313 versus $26,083 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,852. 4.1% of the population and 2.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.2% are under the age of 18 and 6.9% are 65 or older.



Lindsay, Nebraska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay is a village located in Platte County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 276.

Geography


Lindsay is located at 41°42'2" North, 97°41'41" West (41.700622, -97.694605)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 276 people, 124 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density is 313.4/km² (808.0/mi²). There are 136 housing units at an average density of 154.4/km² (398.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 124 households out of which 25.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% are married couples living together, 3.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% are non-families. 40.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.23 and the average family size is 3.07. In the village the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.1 males. The median income for a household in the village is $32,232, and the median income for a family is $45,313. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,103. 10.6% of the population and 3.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.5% are under the age of 18 and 13.2% are 65 or older.



Lindsay, Oklahoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay is a city located in Garvin County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,889.

Geography


Lindsay is located at 34°50'14" North, 97°36'27" West (34.837280, -97.607537)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 2,889 people, 1,244 households, and 794 families residing in the city. The population density is 474.7/km² (1,231.9/mi²). There are 1,446 housing units at an average density of 237.6/km² (616.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.86% White, 0.14% African American, 4.92% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 3.18% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,244 households out of which 27.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% are married couples living together, 9.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% are non-families. 34.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 21.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.91. In the city the population is spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,667, and the median income for a family is $35,208. Males have a median income of $26,831 versus $18,207 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,320. 15.6% of the population and 9.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.4% are under the age of 18 and 12.5% are 65 or older.



Lindsay, Ontario

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a town on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada.

Lindsay was founded in 1833 when a townsite was surveyed near a sprawling grist mill. The town was officially incorporated in 1857.

In 2001 Lindsay's town government was officially dissolved and merged, with the County of Victoria into the new City of Kawartha Lakes. There is now a movement to reinstate local government.

For the size of the town before the amalgamation into the City of Kawartha Lakes it had been known to residents and other people local to the area for the fact that Lindsay had four Tim Horton's donut stores all very close to each other.



Lindsay, Reeves County, Texas

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Lindsay is a town located in Reeves County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 394.

Geography


Lindsay is located at 31°22'5" North, 103°32'12" West (31.368075, -103.536789)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 394 people, 115 households, and 100 families residing in the town. The population density is 146.3/km² (379.4/mi²). There are 126 housing units at an average density of 46.8/km² (121.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 87.82% White, 0.25% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.30% from other races, and 7.87% from two or more races. 91.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 115 households out of which 46.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% are married couples living together, 8.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% are non-families. 12.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.43 and the average family size is 3.78. In the town the population is spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $12,188, and the median income for a family is $18,897. Males have a median income of $23,906 versus $8,229 for females. The per capita income for the town is $5,142. 43.0% of the population and 41.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 41.2% are under the age of 18 and 51.1% are 65 or older.



Lindsay, Texas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lindsay is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Texas:
*Lindsay, Cooke County, Texas
*Lindsay, Reeves County, Texas

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lindsay, California."

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Crosswords: Lindsay

English words defined with "Lindsay": Howard Lindsay ♦ Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ♦ Vachel Lindsay. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Lindsay": Justing of Watson and Barbour ♦ SAD SAM. (references)

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Modern Usage: Lindsay

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Life of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1916)

Intimate Portrait: Lindsay Wagner (1999)

Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me (1977)

Song Titles

Arizona (performing artist: Mark Lindsay)

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Commercial Usage: Lindsay

DomainTitle

References

  • Lindsay Manufacturing Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • Conferences Are Murder: The Fourth Lindsay Gordon Mystery (reference)

  • Lindsay Lozon: The Boys (reference)

  • The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York (reference)

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Image Slideshow: Lindsay

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Lindsay

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Janvier W. Lindsay.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Lindsay.Credit: Library of Congress.

Members of the New York chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization meet at the Savoy Hilton Hotel (left to right) John V. Lindsay, Dick Lewisohn, Dallas Townsend, and William J. vanden Heuvel.Credit: Library of Congress.

Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. (Tulare County).Credit: Library of Congress.

Near Lindsay, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters.Credit: Library of Congress.

Removing olive pulp from bags after the oil has been extracted by means of hydraulic pressure. Lindsay, California.Credit: Library of Congress.

John V. Lindsay.Credit: Library of Congress.

Lindsay needs Perrotta and Garelik : it's the 2nd toughest job in America.Credit: Library of Congress.

You're invited to an entertainment event unique in New York's theatrical history : Off-Broadway presents Lindsay for leading man!.Credit: Library of Congress.

Mayor Lindsay was being practical when he introduced half fares for senior citizens : after all, his job can age any man overnight.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Familiar Quotations: Lindsay

AuthorQuotation

Lindsay Anderson

Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Lindsay

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Among the well established North American companies are Valley and Lindsay. (references)

Argentine Imports of Irrigation Equipment Country of origin 1999 (in millions of dollars) The main local and foreign competitors in the Argentine irrigation market are Regamatic, Sure Rain (Valducci - Italy), Rolapi, Tabares, Reinke (Electrogator), Zanello, Bartlett, Cinplast (Amanco), Lindsay, and Bauer (Rainstar). (references)

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Usage Frequency: Lindsay

"Lindsay" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lindsay" is used about 337 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%33715,616

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Lindsay

The following table summarizes the usage of "Lindsay" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
LindsayFirst name Female60,000302
LindsayFirst name Male4,0001,211
LindsayLast name12,000974
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Lindsay

"Lindsay" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the wetland of Lincoln".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Lindsay."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
LindsayFemale, MaleEnglishN/A
LindseyFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LindsieFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LinsayFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LinseyFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LinziFemaleEnglishLindsay
LyndsayFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LyndseaFemaleEnglishLindsay
LyndseyFemale, MaleEnglishLindsay
LynseyFemaleEnglishLindsay
LindsayFemale, MaleScottishN/A
LindseyFemale, MaleScottishLindsay
LindsieFemale, MaleScottishLindsay
LinseyFemale, MaleScottishLindsay
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Usage in Company Names: Lindsay

CountryName
USA

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.

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Cities: Lindsay


1. Lindsay, CA (city, FIPS 41712)
Location: 36.20626 N, 119.08885 W
Population (1990): 8338 (2678 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 93247
Country: USA

2. Lindsay, MT
Zip Code(s): 59339
Country: USA

3. Lindsay, NE (village, FIPS 28105)
Location: 41.70061 N, 97.69428 W
Population (1990): 321 (134 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68644
Country: USA

4. Lindsay, OK (city, FIPS 43150)
Location: 34.83965 N, 97.60970 W
Population (1990): 2947 (1454 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 73052
Country: USA

5. Lindsay, TX (town, FIPS 42868)
Location: 33.63619 N, 97.21979 W
Population (1990): 610 (210 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 76250
Country: USA

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Expressions: Lindsay

Expressions using "Lindsay": Howard Lindsay ♦ Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ♦ Vachel Lindsay. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lindsay

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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  lindsay tx

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  lindsay frost

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  lindsay wagner

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  lindsay lohan nude

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  lindsay davenport

161

  lindsay dawn mckenzie

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  lindsay vuolo

150

  lindsay ca

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  lindsay sloane

137

  lindsay lohan pic

32

  korman lindsay

136

  daily lindsay post

28

  lindsay ontario

119

  lindsay ok

25

  lindsay pagano

105

  lindsay chevrolet

25

  hal lindsay

91

  lindsay brien

21

  lindsay price

80

  lindsay cadillac

19

  mark lindsay

76

  lexus lindsay

19

  lindsay felton

70

  norman lindsay

17

  lindsay lohan picture

54

  vachel lindsay

17

  lindsay crouse

53

  dawn lindsay mackenzie

16

  buckingham lindsay

51

  lindsay melanie

16

  lindsay duncan

47

  lindsay museum wildlife

16

  amy lindsay

42

  lindsay schoneweis

16

  lindsay ridgeway

41

  robert lindsay

16

  contact lindsay

40

  johanna lindsay

16
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Misspellings: Lindsay

Misspellings

"Lindsay" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lendvay, Linday, Lindsy, Lindzey, Lindzi, Llandsyl, Lyndsay. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Lindsay

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-i-l-n-s-y"

-1 letter: inlays, island.

-2 letters: anils, ayins, daily, daisy, dials, idyls, inlay, lands, lindy, lysin, nails, nidal, sadly, sandy, sayid, slain, snail.

-3 letters: aids, ails, ains, ands, anil, anis, ayin, dais, dals, days, dial, dins, idly, idyl, inly, lads, lady, laid, lain, land, lays, lids, lins, liny, nail, nays, nils, sadi, said, sail, sain, sand.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-i-l-n-s-y"
 

+1 letter: ladykins, syndical.

 

+2 letters: dashingly, dialysing, distantly, synodical.

 

+3 letters: amplidynes, amygdalins, dandyishly, displaying, fairylands, nymphalids, unsteadily.

 

+4 letters: delusionary, disarmingly, dismayingly, dissonantly, grandiosely, ladyfingers, polyandries, secondarily, staphylinid, sustainedly, syndicalism, syndicalist, unadvisedly, undesirably.

 

+5 letters: astoundingly, considerably, daylightings, decreasingly, desolatingly, despairingly, diaphanously, disciplinary, discordantly, discrepantly, disdainfully, dishonorably, dynastically, hydralazines, inadmissibly, indefeasibly, indisputably, industrially, laryngitides, mendaciously, misleadingly, outlandishly, redisplaying, restrainedly, sardonically, sinusoidally, staphylinids, syndactylies, syndactylism, syndetically, syndicalisms, syndicalists.

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Alternative Orthography: Lindsay


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 69 6E 64 73 61 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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