Lesley
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
Proper noun edit
Lesley
- A Scottish surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the 18th century. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-20th century.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
Usage notes edit
The male given name is usually spelled Leslie.
Quotations edit
- 1792, Robert Burns, Bonnie Lesley:
- O saw ye bonnie Lesley,
As she gaed o'er the border.
She's gane, like Alexander,
To spread her conquests farther.