Linsey

Linsey is a given name and, less commonly, a surname. It is a variant spelling of Lindsay or Lindsey and is used in English-speaking countries. As a surname, Lindsey originates from Lindsey, a historic region in Lincolnshire, England, with the place name ultimately tracing to Old English roots tied to geography and settlement patterns.

As a given name, Linsey has been used for both males and females but is more commonly feminine in modern usage, particularly in the United States. The spelling Linsey, along with Lindsay and Lindsey, reflects broader naming trends that favor variant spellings for familiar names.

In contemporary usage, Linsey is recognized as a personal name in North America and other parts of the Anglophone world. Notable people with the given name Linsey include Linsey Godfrey, an American actress known for roles on daytime television, and Linsey Marr, an American environmental engineer and professor who conducts research on aerosols and airborne disease transmission.

See also Lindsay, Lindsey, Linzey for related given-name and surname forms. The name Linsey, like its variants, conveys a connection to English place-name origins and has been adopted across diverse contexts in modern naming practice.