Leslie

leslie English Alternative forms en Lesley Etymology From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, en gd lios cuileann garden of hollies. Pronunciation en /ˈlɛzli/ /ˈlɛsli/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Leslie.wav Southern England en Les lie Proper noun en Scottish Scottish Gaelic. en male surnames. en female surnames mostly American. en 2010 w:Kate Atkinson Started Early, took My Dog Doubleday 9780385608022 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. en hamlet carea/Aberdeenshire cc/Scotland south-west of town/Insch OS grid ref NJ5924. OS: Aberdeenshire en large village carea/Fife cc/Scotland west of town/Glenrothes OS grid ref NO2401. en special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, p/Saskatchewan c/Canada. en number of places c/USA: en minor city co/Searcy County s/Arkansas. en minor city co/Sumter County s/Georgia. en twp/and/city therein, in co/Ingham County s/Michigan. en twp co/Todd County s/Minnesota. en village co/Franklin County s/Missouri. en unincorporated community co/Greenbrier County s/West Virginia. en unincorporated community town/Belmont co/Lafayette County s/Wisconsin. en town p:suf/Mpumalanga c/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 en Leslie County en Leslie Knope en Leslie Vale en Leslie Manor Translations female given name Esperanto: eo Lesli French: fr Leslie Greek: el Λέσλι Japanese: ja レスリー Resurī Russian: ru Ле́сли References Anagrams en eeills eisell Liesel en unisex given names calculator words Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Leslie + 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English ceb terms derived from Goidelic languages terms derived from Scottish Gaelic French Alternative forms fr Lesly Etymology fr en Leslie. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth. Pronunciation Lèslie Proper noun f fr female, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s Scots Proper noun sco, meaning "garden of hollies" sco unisex surnames Spanish es en Leslie. Pronunciation lesli Proper noun f es female English