Leslie (name)
Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie. The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire,[1] perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic leas celyn "holly-garden".[2] In the United Kingdom, the name is spelled Leslie when given to boys, while for girls it is usually rendered as Lesley.
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛsli/ LESS-lee or /ˈlɛzli/ LEZ-lee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex (Male/Female) |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Derivation | from a placename |
| Meaning | "holly garden" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Lesley (for females) |
First name
The following people bear the first name Leslie:
Female
- Leslie (singer) (born 1985), French pop-R&B singer
- Leslie Cohen Berlowitz (1944–2020), American academic
- Leslie Bibb (born 1974), American actress
- Leslie Caron (born 1931), French actress
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (born 197?), American puppeteer, also known as Abby Cadabby on Sesame Street.
- Leslie Carter (1986–2012), 2000s pop and later, pop/rock singer
- Mrs. Leslie Carter (1857–1937), American stage actress
- Leslie Cheng, American mathematician
- Leslie Erganian, American artist
- Leslie Feist (born 1976), Canadian singer
- Leslie Fish, American musician and songwriter
- Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist
- Leslie Hogben, American mathematician
- Leslie Mahaffy (1976–1991), Canadian homicide victim
- Leslie Mann (born 1972), American actress
- Lesley Manville (born 1956), English actress
- Leslie Marshall (journalist), American journalist
- Leslie "Sam" Phillips (born 1962), American singer and songwriter
- Leslie Pope (1954–2020), American set decorator
- Lesley Sharp (born 1960), English stage, film, and television actress
- Leslie Crocker Snyder (born 1942), American lawyer and former judge
- Leslie Uggams (born 1943), American actress
- Leslie Van Houten (born 1949), American murderer and member of the Manson Family
- Lesley Ann Warren (born 1946), American actress
Male
- Les Aspin (1938–1995), American politician
- Leslie Banks (1890–1952), English actor
- Leslie Benzies (born 1971), Scottish video game producer and former president of Rockstar North
- Leslie Bohem (born 1951), a screenwriter who wrote Dante's Peak and Taken, among others
- Leslie Cauchi, backup singer with The Del-Satins and Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
- Leslie Charteris (1907–1993), half-Chinese, half-English author of primarily mystery fiction
- Leslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor-singer
- Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born 1963), lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus
- Leslie Cochran (1951–2012), vagrant cross-dresser of Austin, Texas
- Leslie Claudius (1927–2012), Indian Olympic hockey player
- Leslie Crowther (1933-1996), English comedian and TV presenter
- Leslie Duncan (1880-1952), Australian journalist and politician
- Les Ferdinand (born 1966), English footballer
- Leslie Frazier (born 1959), American NFL head coach and former player
- Leslie Glasgow (1914-1980), American conservationist
- Les Gleadell (1921-2009), Falkland Islands civil servant.
- Leslie Groves (1896-1970), American general in command of the Manhattan Project
- Leslie Bob Hope (1903–2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, British-born American actor-comedian
- Leslie Howard (actor) (1893-1943), British actor
- Leslie Howard (musician) (born 1948), Australian pianist and composer
- Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne, Sri Lankan Sinhala judge, author, 2nd Governor of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Leslie Peter Johnson (born 1930), English philologist
- Leslie Lamport (born 1941), American computer scientist
- Les Locke (1934–c. 1996), Scottish footballer with Queens Park Rangers
- Leslie Khoo Kwee Hock, Singaporean convicted murderer and life convict
- Leslie Lynch King, Jr. (1913–2006), birth name of 38th U.S. President Gerald Ford
- Leslie Manigat (1930–2014), President of Haiti
- Les Miles (born 1953), American college football coach and former player
- Leslie Miller (disambiguation)
- Les Mills (born 1934), New Zealand track and field athlete and politician.
- Leslie Moonves (born 1949), President and CEO of CBS
- Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), Canadian-American actor and comedian
- Leslie Odom Jr. (born 1981), American actor and singer
- Leslie O'Neal (born 1964), American football player
- Leslie Parnas (1931–2022), American musician
- Leslie Phillips (born 1924), British actor
- Leslie Pridgen (born 1978), American rapper who goes by the name of Freeway
- Leslie Sears (1901–1992), English cricketer
- Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), English author and critic
- Leslie Thomas (1931–2014), British author
- Leslie Valiant (born 1949), British computer scientist
- Leslie West (1945–2020), American musician
- Les Wexner (born 1937), American businessman, founder of L Brands
- Leslie D. Zettergren (born 1943), American biomedical researcher
Surname
The following people bear the surname of Leslie:
- Alan M. Leslie, Scottish psychologist
- Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (died 1402)
- Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c.1580–1661)
- Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul (died 1663)
- Andrew Leslie (general) (born 1957), retired Canadian Forces general
- Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilder
- Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (died 1611), Scottish nobleman
- Ann Leslie (born 1941), British journalist
- Austin Leslie (1934–2005), New Orleans chef
- Bethel Leslie (1929–1999), American actress and screenwriter
- Cameron Leslie (born 1990), New Zealand paralympics gold medal winner
- Charles Leslie (nonjuror) (1650–1722), British Jacobite nonjuror and controversialist
- Charles Leslie (priest) (1718-1781), Irish Anglican priest
- Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), American genre painter
- Chris Leslie (born 1972), British Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East, formerly MP for Shipley
- Chris Leslie (musician) (born 1956), English electric folk musician
- David Leslie, Lord Newark (c. 1600–1682), Scottish Civil War general
- David Leslie (c. 1797–1869), American missionary and pioneer in Oregon
- David Leslie (racing driver) (1953–2008), Scottish Touring Car racing driver
- Delroy Leslie (born 1970), Jamaican boxer
- Desmond Leslie (1921–2001), Irish writer and film-maker
- Donald Leslie, (1911-2004), created and manufactured the Leslie speaker
- Ed Leslie (1921–1995), American racing driver. Drove for Carroll Shelby Cobra, Jim Hall, Roger Penske, Bud Moore
- Edgar Leslie (1885–1976), American songwriter, lyricist, charter member of ASCAP
- Edward Leslie (born 1957), American professional wrestler
- Frank Leslie (1821–80), publisher of Frank Leslie's Weekly
- Frank Leslie (Medal of Honor), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Franklyn Leslie (C. 1848 – c. 1930), western gunfighter
- Frederick W. Leslie (born 1951), NASA payload specialist
- George Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921), English artist
- Henry David Leslie (1822–1896), English composer and conductor
- Jim Leslie (1937-1976), American public relations executive
- Joan Leslie (1925–2015), American actress
- John Leslie (disambiguation), several people including
- John Leslie (physicist) (1766–1832), Scottish mathematician and physicist
- John A. Leslie (born 1940), Canadian philosopher
- John Leslie (rugby union) (born 1970), former New Zealand rugby union player
- Jordan Leslie (born 1991), American football player
- Lawrie Leslie (born 1935), retired Scottish footballer
- Lew Leslie (1886–1963), Broadway producer
- Lisa Leslie (born 1972), female basketball player
- Martin Leslie (Australian rules footballer) (born 1962), former Australian rules footballer
- Martin Leslie (rugby union) (born 1971), former New Zealand rugby union player
- May Sybil Leslie (1887–1937), British chemist
- Megan Leslie, a Member of Parliament in the riding of Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Melanie Leslie, dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Michael Leslie, (boorn 1993), Scottish snooker player
- Michael Leslie (dancer), Indigenous Australian dancer and choreographer
- Miriam Leslie (1828–1914), wife of Frank Leslie
- Patrick Leslie (1815–1881), early settler in Australia
- Preston Leslie (1819–1907), governor of Kentucky (1871–75)
- R. Conrad Leslie, American businessman
- Rose Leslie (born 1987), Scottish actress
- Ryan Leslie (born 1978), American record producer and singer
- Shane Leslie, Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (1885–1971)
- Sheila Leslie (born 1955), American politician
- Stefan Leslie (born 1987), Canadian soccer player
- Steve Leslie (footballer, born 1976), Scottish footballer
- Steve Leslie (footballer, born 1987), Scottish footballer
- Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie (1825–82), Irish economist
- Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross (died 1382)
- Walter Leslie (1607–1667), Imperial Field Marshal
- William Leslie (disambiguation) or Bill Leslie, several people including
- William Leslie (rugby league), rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League's foundation season of 1908
- William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes (died 1513), Scottish nobleman, briefly Earl of Rothes in 1513, killed at Flodden Field
- Sir William Leslie, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1680), one of the Leslie Baronets
- Wilhelm von Leslie (1718–1727), bishop of Laybach
- William Leslie (British Army officer) (1751–1777), son of the 6th Earl of Leven, killed at the Battle of Princeton
- William Leslie (of Nethermuir) (1802–1879), Lord Provost of Aberdeen
- William Leslie (MP) (1814–1880), Scottish politician and MP for Aberdeenshire
- William Leslie (actor), American actor, played Dr. David Conway in The Night the World Exploded
- Bill Leslie (journalist) (born 1952), American journalist and musician
- Bill Leslie (commentator), British football commentator
- William Leslie (footballer), Scottish footballer of the late 19th century
- William Leslie (born 1937), Canadian - North American Chieftain, Clan Leslie Society
People in fiction
- Leslie Burke, the female protagonist of the Katherine Paterson novel Bridge to Terabithia
- Leslie Crambottom, a character In the American sitcom Silver Spoons
- Leslie Lynnton, the socialite played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1956 film Giant
- Lieutenant Leslie, a character from Star Trek, played by Eddie Paskey
- Leslie "Jake" Ryan (Hannah Montana), a recurring character on the Disney Channel program Hannah Montana, played by Cody Linley
- Leslie Chow, Chinese character in The Hangover
- Leslie Knope, the main character on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, played by Amy Poehler
- Leslie Winkle, a recurring character on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, played by Sara Gilbert
- Leslie, a flower from The Amazing World of Gumball, a Cartoon Network British animated series.
- Leslie Meyers, a character in South Park
- Leslie Withers, a character from the survival horror video game The Evil Within
- Leslie P. Lilylegs, an antagonist in the Looney Tunes
- Leslie Kyle, a character in the video game, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the novel, Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story, voiced by Mark Whitten
- Lesley is a playable character in the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Captain Leslie Hero, a main character from the adult animated television sitcom Drawn Together and a lecherous parody of Superman and other superheroes
- Leslie Vernon, the main character of the 2006 horror-comedy "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon", played by Nathan Baesel
- Leslie Noodman, a character from Sanjay and Craig.
- The Great Leslie, a character played by Tony Curtis in the 1965 film The Great Race
References
- "Fife Place-name Data :: Leslie". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.
- Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Leslie". Behind the Name.
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