Lincoln

Today I write about the boys' name, Lincoln.

ORIGIN AND MEANING:

Lincoln is derived from an English surname. The surname, itself, is derived from "Lindum Colonia", the name of an English city. The root words of the place name "lindo" and "colony" combine to mean "lake colony."

PRONOUNCIATION:

The name is pronounced "ling-kin".

USAGE:

Lincoln ranked in the top 1000 most years since 1880 though it didn't start rising until the turn of the twenty-first century. Lincoln entered the top 100 in 2013. It has been there ever since, now ranking at #41.

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

• Lincoln Ellsworth (1880-1951), American polar explorer who was a benefactor for the American Museum of Natural History.
• Lincoln Davenport Chafee (1953-), former U.S. Senator and 74th Governor of Rhode Island.
• Lincoln Brewster (1971-), American Christian singer and pastor. 
• Lincoln Riley (1983-), current American football coach at the University of Oklahoma.
• Lincoln Marshall Marroquin (2013-), son of American TV personality Kailyn Lowry and Javi Marroquin.

POP CULTURE:

• Lincoln Loud, main character on Nicolodeon's "The Loud House" (2016-).

USIBILITY:

Lincoln is among the many popular surname-names for boys. Plus, it has American spirit via former President Abraham Lincoln. However, the extra "l" at the end can make its pronunciation complicated. The "l" is pronounced naturally before the "n" sound, though. 

Lincoln also shortens to cool nickname "Link". It feels midway between traditional and modern as well.

NAME STYLES:

American, Surname name, Modern Traditional

SIBLING NAME IDEAS:

Sister names: Athena, Emerson, Freya, Georgia, Harper, Isla, Juliet, Monroe, Presley, Scarlett

Brother names: Atticus, Brooks, Dallas, Forrest, Holden, Jackson, Memphis, Reed, Sawyer, Wyatt

MIDDLE NAME IDEAS:

• Lincoln Theodore
• Lincoln Jem
• Lincoln Daniel
• Lincoln Victor
• Lincoln Wade
• Lincoln Andrew
• Lincoln Charles
• Lincoln Francis
• Lincoln Zachary
• Lincoln George

Thank you for reading today's featured name.