 The name most likely derives from the region of Lindsey in England (the name of which comes from the Old English for "island of Lincoln") though it could also refer to the village of Limésy in Normandy.Sir Walter de Lindissie accompanied David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, to claim his throne.Walter's great-grandson, Sir William de Lindsay, sat in the Parliament of 1164 and was later a justiciar.