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The now widespread name '''Lincoln''' originated in a city in eastern
England. Its name is a contraction of the Latin ''Lindum Colonia'', which was the name of a colony for veteran Roman soldiers. When the English
Traditional counties of England counties (called "shires" at that time) were established in around the
11th century eleventh century,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln became the principal town of
Lincolnshire.
Lincoln’s name was later taken as a
surname. The most widely known person with the surname Lincoln was
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth
President of the United States president of the
United States of America. Various municipalities in the
Commonwealth of Nations are named in honor of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and a plethora of municipalities, geographic features, institutions, and public infrastructures in the United States are so named, primarily in honor of the former U.S. president.
'''Lincoln''' may refer to:
People
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Aaron of Lincoln, the 12th century creditor of King Henry II of England
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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States
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Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas senator
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Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1749-1820), a United States Representative from Massachusetts, and briefly Governor
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Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), son of the senior Levi Lincoln, Governor of Massachusetts before becoming a Representative.
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Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, and United States Secretary of War
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Saint Hugh of Lincoln
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Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
* The several
Earl of Lincoln Earls of Lincoln
Place names (municipalities)
In Argentina
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Lincoln, Buenos Aires in Argentina
In Australia
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Port Lincoln, South Australia in Australia
In Canada
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Lincoln, Ontario in Canada
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Lincoln County, Ontario
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Lincoln (electoral district) Lincoln, a former federal electoral district
In New Zealand
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Lincoln, New Zealand
In the United Kingdom
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln, county town of
Lincolnshire: the original place called "Lincoln"
In the United States
=Named ''Lincoln''
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Lincoln, Alabama
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Lincoln, Arkansas
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Lincoln, California
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Lincoln, Delaware Lincoln, Sussex County, Delaware
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Lincoln, Illinois
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Lincoln, Iowa
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Lincoln, Maine
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Lincoln, Massachusetts
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Lincoln, Michigan
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Lincoln, Missouri
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Lincoln, Montana
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Lincoln, Nebraska, the state capital of Nebraska
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Lincoln, New Hampshire
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Lincoln, New York
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Lincoln, North Dakota
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Lincoln, Pennsylvania
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Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Lincoln, Vermont
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Lincoln, Virginia Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia
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Lincoln, Wisconsin (12)
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State of Lincoln Lincoln, a proposed U.S. state, to be named in honor of President Lincoln, would have merged the Idaho Panhandle and Eastern Washington in 1901.
=With ''Lincoln'' in the name
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Lincoln Center, Kansas
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Lincoln City, Indiana
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Lincoln City, Oregon
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Lincoln Heights, Ohio
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Lincoln Parks
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Lincoln Township, Michigan (8)
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Lincoln Township, Minnesota (2)
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Lincoln Township, Pennsylvania (3)
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Lincoln Village, Ohio
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Lincoln County is the name of counties in 24 U.S. states (called
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish in Louisiana)
Mountains
There are five
mountains called
Mount Lincoln, all in the United States:
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Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Colorado
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Mount Lincoln (Massachusetts) Massachusetts
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Mount Lincoln (Nevada) Nevada
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Mount Lincoln (New Hampshire) New Hampshire
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Mount Lincoln (Washington) Washington
Educational institutions
Post-secondary institutions
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Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College, a constituent college of the
University of Oxford, named after a
15th Century fifteenth-century Bishop#Bishops in Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches Bishop of
Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln
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Lincoln College, Lincolnshire Lincoln College, a
Further Education college in Lincolnshire, England
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Lincoln University (California)
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Lincoln University (Missouri)
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Lincoln University (New Zealand)
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Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
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University of Lincoln (England)
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Secondary institutions
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Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines) (Iowa)
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Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles) (California)
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Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco) (California)
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Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose) (California)
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Abraham Lincoln High School (New York) (New York)
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Lincoln High School (Jersey City) (New Jersey)
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Lincoln High School (Lincoln, NE) (Nebraska)
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Lincoln High School (Manitowoc) (Wisconsin)
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Lincoln High School (Portland) (Oregon)
Buildings and roads
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Lincoln Highway
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Lincoln Center Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
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Lincoln Cathedral
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Lincoln Castle
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Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Lincoln Tunnel
Culture
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Lincoln Records, a record label from the 1920s, prominently featuring President Lincoln's image in its logo.
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Lincoln (album) Lincoln'', an album by the band They Might Be Giants, named in honor of Lincoln, Massachusetts.
* '''''Lincoln''''' is the title of three separate TV programs about the U.S. president, portrayed by
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Hal Holbrook (1975)
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Sam Waterston (1988)
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Jason Robards (1992)
* '''Lincoln''' is a slang term for the
United States five dollar bill, which bears the President's image on its obverse
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Lincoln Imp, a purported evil sprite petrified in the Lincoln Cathedral
Automotive
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Lincoln (automobile) Lincoln — luxury automobile division of the Ford Motor Company (named in honor of United States President Abraham Lincoln)
Ships
*Four Royal Navy warships
** HMS Lincoln of the 18th century.
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HMS Lincoln (G42) HMS ''Lincoln'', at some time also HNMS Lincoln and HMCS Lincoln - a Destroyers For Bases Agreement destroyer.
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HMS Lincoln (F99) HMS ''Lincoln''
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HMS Lincoln City HMS ''Lincoln City''
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U.S. Navy ships,
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USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' (SSBN-602) - a submarine
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72) - an aircraft carrier
Miscellanea
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Lincoln (sheep) Lincoln, a breed of sheep originally bred in Lincolnshire, England
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Lincoln red cattle a breed of cattle originally bred in Lincolnshire, England
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Lincoln Logs, a popular children's toy
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Lincoln Biscuit, Technically the Lincoln is a short dough biscuit, and belongs to the larger family of shortcake biscuits. Its a very serviceable biscuit, not so nice that you would want to eat a truck load, but not so bland that you can't cheerfully tuck several away in a session.
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