At a Glance: Name: Leslie – Meaning: holly garden – Origin: Scottish (place name/surname, Aberdeenshire) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: LEZ-lee
Leslie is a Scottish (place name/surname, Aberdeenshire) girl's name meaning “holly garden”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Leslie
Meaning: Holly garden.
Origin: Scottish (place name/surname, Aberdeenshire).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Leslie
Phonetic: LEZ-lee IPA: /ˈlɛzli/
Popularity of Leslie
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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