Lincoln

LING-kun

Boy

Average rank #196 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From a surname which was originally from the name of a city in England, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". This name is usually given in honour of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.

How popular is Lincoln?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#260

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#367

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#432

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#69

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

#67

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#67

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#108

in 2025

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