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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. 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.

Lincoln (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Ontario

French Polynesia

Lincoln, a former name for Motu One (Marquesas Islands)

New Zealand

Lincoln, New Zealand

United Kingdom

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, the county town of Lincolnshire

Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency), a political district in Lincolnshire

United States

Named Lincoln

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:

Mount Lincoln (Colorado)

Mount Lincoln (Massachusetts)

Mount Lincoln (Nevada)

Mount Lincoln (New Hampshire)

Lincoln Peak (Vermont)

Mount Lincoln (Washington)

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

Lincoln Castle, England

Lincoln Cathedral, England

High Street, Lincoln, England

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 mixesFurther Information

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