Leslie

Meanings

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.
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:
8. A minor city in Searcy County, Arkansas.
9. A minor city in Sumter County, Georgia.
10. A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.
11. A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
12. A village in Franklin County, Missouri.

Etymology

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

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