Linzi
English (Rare) · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Linzi
# Linzi
Linzi is a modern English name, primarily a feminine variant or diminutive of Lindsay, which derives from the Old English place name "Lindesege," meaning "island of linden trees" or from the Scottish Lothian region.
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Etymology
# Linzi
Linzi is a modern English name, primarily a feminine variant or diminutive of Lindsay, which derives from the Old English place name "Lindesege," meaning "island of linden trees" or from the Scottish Lothian region.
The name is used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Britain and North America, with increased popularity from the 1970s onward; it has no specific religious affiliation and is secular in nature.
Linzi currently ranks #18,045 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1984.
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