LESLIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: "garden by the pool"

Popularity in 2008: #147

Leslie has a pleasant, heathery feel that has kept it in or near the Top 100 names for several decades; the Lesly and Lesley spellings are also frequently used.

Nicknames & Variations:
Leslea, Lesley, Leslei, Lezley, Lesly, Lezlee, Lesli, Lesleigh, Les, Lesslie, Lezlie, Lezli, Leslye, Leslee

Leslie is being discussed in our message boards:

• "You can't call him that! HE'LL GET BEATEN UP!"
• Please help us come up with middle names for Noah!
• Build a sibling set together!
• Sib-sets!
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Leslie:

• BRITISH BABY NAMES: I Have A Feeling We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
• SCOTTISH SURNAMES: Beyond Campbell and Cameron
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMES
• CALL ME LAILA...NO, RUTH...NO, LINDA--- THE STORY OF HOW I GOT HOOKED ON NAMES