Lake or island of linden trees
A Scottish surname-turned-given name, it is a variant of Lindsay. It originally derived from the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, England, which combines the British Celtic word for 'pool' or 'lake' with the Old English 'eg' meaning 'island'.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Lynsay in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Award-winning Scottish-Canadian romance novelist
