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Most of the girls ones I've known have been Lindsey and all the boys have been Lindsay. I had a colleague who was Lynsey: her parents couldn't decide between Lynne and Lesley, so they did a merger. I would have preferred Lindsey. I quite like both the -ay and -ey spellings, and I find it interesting that the first very popular name of this type, where I live anyway, was Linda, and then there was Lynne and after that, Lindsey etc. I've known two Lyndall people, but it hasn't caught on in spite of Story Of An African Farm; I've only ever known one Belinda.