Leslie
See also: leslie
English edit
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Etymology edit
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Leslie
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 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.
- A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924). [1]
- A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).
- A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Searcy County, Arkansas.
- A minor city in Sumter County, Georgia.
- A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.
- A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
- A village in Franklin County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Translations edit
female given name
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Cebuano edit
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Leslie
- a female given name from English
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Leslie. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.
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Proper noun edit
Leslie f
- a female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s
Scots edit
Proper noun edit
Leslie
- a surname. meaning "garden of hollies"
- a unisex given name transferred from the surname
Spanish edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Leslie.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Leslie f
- a female given name from English