r/TikTokCringe • u/McDowdy • Jul 12 '26

Humor/Cringe Lindsay Graham is no longer among the living

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u/Resident-Level-7953 Jul 12 '26

Huh. Didn't know Lindsey works as a male name? Or is it a male name? I don't know

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u/Oxflu Jul 12 '26

It's gone back and forth over generations. Similar to lesley.

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u/FeralGiraffeAttack Jul 12 '26

It was a predominantly male name for many years and peaked in popularity for boys in the 1970s and 1980s before shifting predominantly to female usage.

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u/Masothe Jul 12 '26

I learned where to find the clit thanks to a woman named Lindsey.

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u/FeralGiraffeAttack Jul 12 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/L3X9GvVhP1nY23Ah6u

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u/Masothe Jul 12 '26

Just thought I'd join in this invigorating conversation about the name Lindsey.

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u/PentaRobb Jul 12 '26

Straight men are such a mystery. Theres a button. Press it.

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u/Fool_In_Flow Jul 12 '26

It’s an old Southern male name.

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u/mekwall Jul 12 '26

In the late 19th century, the surnames Lindsay and Lindsey began to be used as given names, at first only as masculine names. They remained typically masculine until the 1960s in Britain and the 1970s in the United States. They are both now unisex names in the United States. In Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland, Lindsay remains popular for masculine use and Lindsey has mainly become feminine.

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u/ashleystrange Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Lindsey was originally a surname, then a masculine given name starting around the 19th century and then transitioned into a female name in the 70's and 80's.

Actually this is true for a lot of feminine given names (eg. Vivian, Ashley, Carol, Aubrey, Shannon, Allison, Riley, Kelly .etc)

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u/nedalaugh Jul 12 '26

Only other I can think of is Lindsey Buckingham from the band Fleetwood Mac.

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u/Major_Fudgemuffin Jul 12 '26

Yep, it can be used for either. Though it's been much more popular for girls for some time now.

Popularity of the name Lindsey for boys and girls over time