Leslie
Scottish
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Leslie Origin and Meaning
The name Leslie is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "garden of holly".
This Scottish place name and surname was more popular for boys in the US until the mid-1940s; in the UK, the Leslie spelling is predominantly masculine, with Lesley widely used as the feminine variant. Now ranking in the mid-400s for girls and not at all for boys in the US, it could be time to bring this smart, subtle nature name back, especially considering the current popularity of -ley names for both sexes.
Trivia tidbit: Both President Gerald Ford and comedian Bob Hope were born Leslie, while Gone With The Wind actor Leslie Howard was actually born Laszlo, according to some sources.
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# 875 in the US
Leslie Rank in US Top 1000
# 1244 on Nameberry
Leslie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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- 1244Nameberry2024
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Famous People Named Leslie
- Leslie Howard (born László Howard Steiner)English actor
- Leslie William NielsenCanadian,American actor
- Leslie Townes "Bob" HopeEnglish,born American actor and comedian
- Leslie Lynch King Jr.birth name of US President Gerald Ford
- Leslie Richard GrovesJr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer who constructed the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project
- Leslie François Saint Roc Manigatformer President of Haiti
- Leslie Cheung (Kwokwing), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Leslie James MorsheadAustralian army general
- Leslie Edward "Les" ClaypoolAmerican singer and bassist of Primus
- Leslie Roy "Les" MoonvesAmerican CEO of CBS
- Leslie OdomJr., American actor and singer
- Leslie Edward Pridgen aka FreewayAmerican rapper
- Leslie "Les" AspinJr., U.S. Congressman and presidential adviser
- Leslie Richard "Arliss" HowardAmerican actor and director
- Leslie David BakerAmerican actor ("The Office")
Leslie in Pop Culture
- Leslie Witherscharacter in the game "The Evil Within"
- "The Great Leslie" Gallantcharacter in the film "The Great Race"
- Leslie Barbaracharacter in the "Police Academy" Film series
- Lesliecharacter in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"
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