Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Lincoln's name

Origin of the name Lincoln:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the city of Lincoln in northeastern England. The name is found written in Latin in the 7th century as Lindum Colonia, which is probably a Latinate rendering of the Welsh llyn (lake, pool) and the Latin colonia (colony).

The meaning of the name Lincoln is From The Lake Settlement

The origin of the name Lincoln is English

Notes: Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president. Nickname: Linc.

Origin is boring but our son isn't!

5 comments:

Zeann said...

Hey Linc you have a very great name. Fits you perfectly, great name for a great guy. Love you

Jan DeGiulio said...

Fun to hear about the names.How did you find out the info?

thezenesfamily said...

I happen to think having a son with a Presidents name is way cool! ;)

The Jensen Family said...

Funny, ha, ha, Paige.

The Jensen Family said...

Jan: Name origins - online