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♂ Lesley (boy)
What does Lesley mean?
Lesley 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Lesley) means "holly garden". Lesley is a variant form of Leslie (Scottish, Gaelic): also possibly "the gray castle".
ASSOCIATED WITH holly (tree)
Variations
VARIANTS Lezly, Lesly, Leslee, Leslea
RELATED FORM VIA LESLIE Les
FEMININE FORM Leslie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lesley Harrison (L.H.), ..
How popular is Lesley?
Lesley is a somewhat popular first name for males (#1172 out of 1220, Top 96%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#10266 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lesley reached its apex position of #814 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Les and Leslie are the popular related forms of Lesley. These forms of Lesley were favored as birth names during the years 1900-1909 (ADOPTION OF 0.2%).
Similar Names
Lesley is pronounced similarly to Laslo. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ansley, Beasley, Bosley, Chesley, Denley, Hedley, Henley, Jessey, Kealey, Keeley, Kelley, Kenley, Lester▼, Levey, Linley, Lisle, Lynley, Lysle, Penley, Presley, Redley, Risley, Sealey, Seeley, Webley, Wesley▲, Wesly, Wessley and Westley▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lesley.
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