Leslie (name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Leslie

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| pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|s|l|i|}} {{respell|LESS|lee}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|z|l|i|}} {{respell|LEZ|lee}}

| gender = Unisex (Male/Female)

| derivation = from a placename

| meaning = "Holly garden", "Glorious ruler"

| region = Scotland, Central and Eastern Europe

| languageorigin = Scottish Gaelic, Hungarian, Slavic languages

| alternative spelling = Lesley (for females)

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Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie. The name may also be spelled Lesley. The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire,{{cite web|url=http://fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/placename/?id=1432|title=Fife Place-name Data :: Leslie|website=fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk}} perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic {{lang|gd|leas celyn}} "holly-garden".{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/leslie|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Leslie|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name}} Leslie is also frequently used as an anglicization of the male name Ladislaus, or its variant László.{{cite web|title=Laszlo|url=https://www.kidpaw.com/names/laszlo|website=kidpaw.com|access-date=April 28, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Definitions for lászló|url=https://www.definitions.net/definition/lászló|website=definitions.net|access-date=April 28, 2023}} In this context, the name is derived from Slavic elements, with 'vladeti' meaning 'rule' and 'slava' meaning 'glory'.{{cite web|title=Vladislav|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/vladislav|website=nameberry.com|access-date=April 28, 2023}} In the United Kingdom, the name is spelled Leslie when given to boys, while for girls it is usually rendered as Lesley.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Given name

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Surname

{{further|Clan Leslie}}

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See also

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