Leslie

See also: leslie

English

Alternative forms

• Lesley

Etymology

From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzli/, /ˈlɛsli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Les‧lie

Proper noun

Leslie

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
   • 2010, Kate Atkinson, Started Early, took My Dog, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 19:

     'Leslie with an "ie",' she had to tell everyone in England because they spelt it with a 'y'. 'Really?' Dominic's mother said, as if Leslie herself was a spelling mistake.

4. A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).
5. A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).
6. A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan, Canada.
7. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Searcy County, Arkansas.
   2. A minor city in Sumter County, Georgia.
   3. A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.
   4. A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
   5. A village in Franklin County, Missouri.
   6. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
   7. An unincorporated community in Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
8. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Usage notes

• The male name was popular in the U.K. during the first half of the 20th century.
• The female given name is usually spelled Lesley in the U.K.

Derived terms

• Leslie County

Translations

female given name

• Esperanto: Lesli
• French: Leslie (fr)
• Greek: Λέσλι (el) (Lésli)
• Japanese: レスリー (Resurī)
• Russian: Ле́сли (ru) (Lésli)

Anagrams

• eisell

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Leslie.

Proper noun

Leslie

1. a female given name from English

French

Alternative forms

• Lesly

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ.sli/ ~ /le.sli/

Proper noun

Leslie f

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

Scots

Proper noun

Leslie

1. a surname. meaning "garden of hollies"
2. a unisex given name transferred from the surname

Spanish

Unadapted borrowing from English Leslie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlesli/ [ˈles.li]
• Rhymes: -esli

Proper noun

Leslie f

1. a female given name from English