The name leslie is a girl's name of scottish origin meaning garden of holly. It is believed to have originated from the gaelic name “lèis” or “lioslach,” which means “garden of hollies” or “garden beside the pool.” It is of scottish and gaelic origin, and the meaning of leslie is holly garden.
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Find out the popularity of the first name leslie, what it means and the history of how leslie came to be.
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Growing up in a broken home, leslie set out to discover what the bible had to say about honoring a parent who was behaving dishonorably and how to navigate biblical boundaries For more than 35 years, leslie has worked as a biblical counselor and licensed clinical social worker. From a scottish surname that was derived from a place in aberdeenshire, probably from gaelic leas celyn meaning garden of holly It has been used as a given name since the 19th century
In america it was more common as a feminine name after the 1940s. The name leslie is derived from a scottish surname
