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Leslie

Syllables: Les·lie/ˈlɛzli/

Leslie proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Leslie

  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.2010, Kate Atkinson, Started Early, took My Dog, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 19
  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 minor city in Searcy County, Arkansas.
  8. A minor city in Sumter County, Georgia.
  9. A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
  11. A village in Franklin County, Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  13. An unincorporated community in Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  14. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Forms of Leslie

alternative formLesley

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

  1. Leskos
  2. Leskov
  3. Leskovian
  4. lesks
  5. Lesley
  6. Leslie
  7. Leslie County
  8. Leslie Knope
  9. Leslie Manor
  10. Leslie Vale
  11. Lesmahagow

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