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The now widespread name Lincoln originated in the city Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. Its name is a contraction of the Latin Lindum Colonia, which was the name of a colony for veteran Roman soldiers. Lindum itself was the Roman version of the Celtic Llyn Dhu, literally "Black Lake or Pool", which is thought to be a reference to shallow pools of the River Witham, now known as the Brayford Pool. When the English counties (called "shires" at that time) were established in around the 11th century, Lincoln became the principal town of Lincolnshire. Various municipalities in the Commonwealth of Nations are named in honor of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

The name Lincoln was later taken as a surname. The most widely known person with this surname is Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.

1 People
- 1.1 Abraham Lincoln family
- 1.2 Others
2 Place names (municipalities)
3 Mountains
4 Educational institutions
- 4.1 Post-secondary institutions
- 4.2 Secondary institutions
5 Buildings and roads
6 Entertainment
7 Ships, aircraft and automobiles
8 Miscellaneous

Lincoln may refer to:

People

The most widely known person with the surname Lincoln is Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln family

Samuel Lincoln (c. 1622–1690), immigrant ancestor of the president
Abraham Lincoln (captain) (1744–1784), grandfather of the president
Thomas Lincoln (1778–1851), father of the president
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th President of the United States
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of the president
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882), wife of Abraham Lincoln and 16th First Lady of the United States
Robert Todd Lincoln (1843–1926), son of the president
Abraham Lincoln II, grandson of the president and son of Robert Todd Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), son of the president

Others

Saint Hugh of Lincoln
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln, American Revolutionary War general
Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas senator
Lincoln (footballer), a Brazilian football player
Lincoln Chafee, American politician
Lincoln Thompson, a Jamaican reggae artist

Place names (municipalities)

The original Lincoln is the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, the county town of Lincolnshire
- Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency), a political district in Lincolnshire

United States

Named Lincoln

Lincoln, Alabama
Lincoln, Arkansas
Lincoln, California
Lincoln, Delaware
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln, Indiana
Lincoln, Iowa
Lincoln, Maine
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Lincoln, Michigan
Lincoln, Missouri
Lincoln, Montana
Lincoln, Nebraska, the state capital of Nebraska
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln, New York
Lincoln, North Dakota
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Lincoln, Vermont
Lincoln, Virginia
Lincoln, Washington
Lincoln, Wisconsin (disambiguation) (12 places)
The State of Lincoln, two unrelated proposals for new U.S. states

With Lincoln in the name

Lincoln Center, Kansas
Lincoln City, Indiana
Lincoln City, Oregon
Lincoln County (disambiguation), the name of counties in 23 U.S. states
Lincoln Heights, Ohio
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln Park (disambiguation)
Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois
Lincoln Township, Michigan (disambiguation) (8 places)
Lincoln Township, Minnesota (disambiguation) (2 places)
Lincoln Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) (3 places)
Lincoln Village, Ohio
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Camp Lincoln, Crescent City, California

Mountains

There are six mountains named Lincoln, all in the United States:

Educational institutions

Post-secondary institutions

Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln (England)
Lincoln College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford
Lincoln College, Lincolnshire, a Further Education college in Lincolnshire, England
Lincoln University (New Zealand)
Lincoln University (California)
Lincoln University (Missouri)
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
University of Lincoln (England)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln College, Illinois

Secondary institutions

Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles, California)
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco) (California)
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines) (Iowa)
Abraham Lincoln High School (New York) (New York)
Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)
Lincoln High School (Vincennes) (Indiana)
Lincoln High School (Tallahassee) (Florida)
Lincoln High School (Nebraska) (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Lincoln High School (New Jersey) (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon)
Lincoln High School (Sioux Falls) (South Dakota)
Lincoln High School (Manitowoc) (Wisconsin)

Buildings and roads

United Kingdom

United States

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
Lincoln Highway, the first road across America
Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois
Lincoln Laboratory at MIT
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Tomb in Illinois
Lincoln Tunnel between New Jersey and New York

Entertainment

Lincoln (film), a 2009 film about Abraham Lincoln starring Liam Neeson
Lincoln (novel), Gore Vidal's 1984 book on the U.S. President
Lincoln (album), a record album by the band They Might Be Giants, named in honor of Lincoln, Massachusetts
Lincoln Imp, a purported evil sprite petrified in the Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Records, a record label from the 1920s, prominently featuring President Lincoln's image in its logo
Lincoln City F.C., Football club from Lincoln, England
Lincoln (variety show), a Japanese variety show
Linkin Park (name sounds like Lincoln) is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

Ships, aircraft and automobiles

Ships

Four UK Royal Navy warships
- HMS Lincoln (G42), at some time also HNoMS Lincoln and HMCS Lincoln, a Destroyers for Bases Agreement destroyer
- HMS Lincoln (F99)

Two US Naval vessels
- USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602), a submarine
- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an aircraft carrier

Aircraft

Avro Lincoln, RAF bomber which first flew in 1943

Automotive

Lincoln (automobile), luxury automobile division of the Ford Motor Company

Miscellaneous

Lincoln cent, U.S. coinage
"Lincoln", a slang term for the United States five dollar bill, which bears the President's image on its obverse
Lincoln biscuit, a short dough biscuit
Lincoln Logs, a popular children's toy
Lincoln (sheep), a breed of sheep originally bred in Lincolnshire, England
Lincoln Snacks Company, a manufacturer of caramel corn and popcorn mixes

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