Leslie

English

Alternative forms

• Lesley

Etymology

From a place name in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Goidelic leas celyn "garden of hollies".

Proper noun

Leslie

1. A Scottish surname.
2. A male given name derived from the surname. Popular in the U.K. during the first half of the 20th century.
3. A female given name, of mostly American usage.

Usage notes

The female given name is usually spelled Lesley in the U.K.

Translations

female given name

• French: Leslie (fr)

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French

Alternative forms

• Lesly

Etymology

Borrowed from English. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.

Proper noun

Leslie

1. A female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

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Scots

Proper noun

Leslie

1. A Scottish surname meaning "garden of hollies".
2. A male or female given name transferred from the surname.