Leslie

name

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

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. 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.”

4. A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).
5. A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).
6. A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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14. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.