Lesley

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Lesley

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Leslie

A Scottish surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the 18th century. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-20th century.
rare A male given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leslie, anne, lasley, lessley, leese, lewsey, leasor, leeson, leask, leith, leckie, mclees, leney, line, letson, lightsey

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"Lesley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lesley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lesley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lesley

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"Lesley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lesley.

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@misc{lesley_2026,
  title = {Lesley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lesley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}