leslie
/ˈlɛzli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
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A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).
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A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).
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A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
Etymology
From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lios cuileann