The name leslie is a girl's name of scottish origin meaning garden of holly. It is of scottish and gaelic origin, and the meaning of leslie is holly garden. From a scottish surname that was derived from a place in aberdeenshire, probably from gaelic leas celyn meaning garden of holly It has been used as a given name since the 19th century In america it was more common as a feminine name after the 1940s. Find out the popularity of the first name leslie, what it means and the history of how leslie came to be.
Click through to find out more information about the name leslie on babynames.com. The name leslie finds its linguistic roots in scotland, derived from the gaelic surname “mac lèòid,” meaning “son of leòd.” it traces back to the medieval scottish nobleman and clan leader, leòd Over time, mac lèòid evolved into lesley or leslie as we know it today. By folk etymology confused with liesel, liesl, german pet forms of elisabeth.
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