Leslie
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From a place name in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, leas celyn "garden of hollies".
Proper noun
- derived from the surname. Popular in the U.K. during the first half of the 20th century.
- , of mostly American usage.
Etymology
Borrowed from . By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.
Proper noun
- , popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
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Proper noun
- A Scottish surname meaning "garden of hollies".
- A male or female given name transferred from the surname.