Lesley: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lesley – Meaning: garden of hollies – Origin: Scottish Gaelic (place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: LEZ-lee


Lesley is a Scottish Gaelic (place name) unisex name meaning “garden of hollies”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Lesley

Meaning: Garden of hollies.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic (place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Lesley

Phonetic: LEZ-lee   IPA: /ˈlɛzli/

Popularity of Lesley

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1882–2024.

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