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Leslie

proper noun

  1. given name
  2. family name
  3. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛzli/ / /ˈlɛsli/

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.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
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  14. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.