Leslie
Syllables: Les·lie/ˈlɛzli/
Leslie proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Proper noun
Leslie
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- 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 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.
- An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Forms of Leslie
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Origin of Leslie
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
Words formed from Leslie
Phrases with Leslie
Questions about Leslie
- What does Leslie mean?
- Leslie means a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- What part of speech is Leslie?
- Leslie is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Leslie?
- Leslie is pronounced /ˈlɛzli/.
Words near Leslie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Leslie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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