Etymology

Leslie

Les·lie
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Today it means: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromlios cuileann“garden of hollies”
  2. English todayLeslie

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

Words from the same roots

Scottish Gaeliclios cuileann all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.