Leslie
Colors Related to this Name: Black, Purple
Qualities Related to this Name: Born Leader, Visionary
Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #284 in 2013 and #337 in 2014.
Meaning
In English
Origin: From a place name in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Goidelic leas celyn "garden of hollies".
Meaning(s):
-( female name -comes from the last names language-), of mostly American usage.
-( male name -comes from the last names language-) that comes from the last name.
-(last name Scottish -comes from the Scottish Gaelic language-)
In French
Origin: Borrowed from English. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.
Meaning(s):
-( female name), popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
In Scots
Meaning(s):
-A male or female first name transferred from the last name.
-A Scottish last name meaning "garden of hollies".