What does Lincoln mean?

Lincoln means "settlement by the lake"

How do we pronounce Lincoln?

Lincoln \lin-col(n), li-nco-ln\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Lincoln is pronounced LIHNGK-ahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Lincoln: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Lincoln?

Lincoln is of Welsh origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Lincoln means 'settlement by the lake'. The first name is derived from the family name, which is itself from the name of the English city of Lincoln, which was an an early Roman settlement. The city was known in the 7th century as 'Lindum colonia', a combination of the Welsh llyn ('lake') and colonia ('settlement, colony'). In the USA, the name is sometimes bestowed in tribute to the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Forms of Lincoln include the names Lincon name, Linken name variations, what does the name Linkoln mean, Lync definition, short names for Lyncoln, name Lyncon origin, short names for Lynk, and what does the name Lynken mean. Other variants of the name include the English diminutive Link meaning of name and the English contracted form name Linc meaning. Lincoln is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2009, 0.095% of baby boys were named Lincoln. It had a ranking of #188 then. In 2010, it ranked at #197 with a usage of 0.091%, and it was the most regularly used out of all boy names in its family.

List of baby names Lincoln:

the name Linken name popularity, the name Lyncoln meaning of name, the name Lynken definition, the English Langham name popularity, the name baby name Lincon, the name nicknames for Linkoln, the Polish Longin meaning of name, the name Lyncon name popularity, the name Lancden meaning of name, the name name Lancdin, and the name Lancdon meaning and origin.

The baby name Lincoln fun facts:

The name Lincoln in reverse order is "Nlocnil".

The numerological value of the name Lincoln is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Lincoln?

Lincoln is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.25%
20130.21%
20120.15%
20110.11%
20100.10%
20090.10%
20080.09%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames