Lesley - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lesley \l(e)-sley, les-ley\, also used as girl's name Lesley, is a variant of Leslie (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Lesley is "holly garden".

The baby name Lesley sounds like Lesly, Leslee and Leslea. Other similar baby names are Wesley, Beasley, Bosley, Chesley, Lezly, Linley, Lisle, Lysle, Lynley, Risley, Seeley, Sealey, Wessley and Wesly.

Lesley is a somewhat common first name for men (#1172 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#10335 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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