Meanings
alternative Lesley
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
'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.
2010, Kate Atkinson, Started Early, took My Dog, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 19 - A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).
- 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.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Origin
- Scottish Gaeliclios cuileann“garden of hollies”
- EnglishLeslie
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
More words from Scottish Gaelic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto Lesli
- Leslifemale given name
French Leslie
- Lesliefemale given name
Greek Λέσλι
- Λέσλι (Lésli)female given name
Japanese レスリー
- レスリー (Resurī)female given name
Russian Ле́сли
- Ле́сли (Lésli)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Leslie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leslie
“Leslie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leslie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leslie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leslie.
Source: Leslie on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.