Les name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old Greek, Celtic, Old English and Russian
Usage: English
Pronunciation: les
Meaning: From Town of Leicester
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What does Les mean?

Les's meaning is From Town of Leicester is used in English, rooted from Russian, Old English, Celtic and Old Greek is given to both genders. Les is diminutive of Lester. Lester means From Leicester, The Elements Ligora and Roman Fort is rooted from Old English is substantially used in English.

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How do I pronounce Les?

One syllabled Les is pronounced as les.

Variants of Les

Less

Names that rhyme with Les

How popular is the name Les?

Les used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1900 and over 3424 babies have been given the name in 104 years. At the peak of its usage in 1961,.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 104 years. Les is a rare baby name in England and Wales where it may not be used now as it was last seen in 1996.

But Les is a popular baby name in Canada where every 1 in 3000 have the name as well as in, Australia and England. At least, 90000 people globally have been given the name as per our research.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202310779600
20228933800
202112053500
202074751000
201971531100
20188806800
201766811200
201660471400
201574871000
20148775800
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological aspects of Les

You love to travel but lack the money at the moment. People are afraid of you sometimes because of your hard-core beliefs and independence. Most people undervalue your smartness because they believe that beauty never goes with intelligence. You are always open to new adventures. Meditation is your thing. Freedom is what's most important for you. Relationships make you feel trapped. You watch your mouth and think twice before you say something.

Go through the following names similar to Les

  •  Avin - Used prevalently in Norwegian and Finnish unheard-of, Avin has origin in Celtic and Persian, a unisex name, Avin means "Beauty or Son of Ashim"
  •  Keyara - Curious girl name Keyara is used particulary in Oriya and Bengali, Keyara means "Beautiful River" is of Latin and Celtic origin
  •  Birta - Unfamiliar Birta is originated from Germanic and Celtic languages bestowed upon girls used mostly in Finnish and Scandinavian, Birta means "The Exalted One"
  •  Donall - Mostly used in English uncustomary, Donall aimed at baby boys, meaning of Donall is "World Mighty, Chief and Ruler of the World" has its origin in Celtic. Donall is derivation of Donald.
  •  Gaïl - Gaïl means "The Gaels, Celtic Tribe or About 500 Bc Before Our Era" came from Celtic
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Middle names for Les

We've compiled a list of the mushrooming and familiar middle names for Les below.

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Famous people named Les

  • Les Osland, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Les Roberts, to Lester Nathaniel and Eleanor Roubert
  • Les Bartley, renowned lacrosse coach
  • Les Krims, conceptualist photographer living in Buffalo
  • Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer
  • Les Ross, British disc jockey in the West Midlands
  • Les Janka, is President-Saudi Arabia for Quincy International LLC
  • Les Charles,
  • Les Barley, former NFL
  • Les Townsend, Australian cricket Test match umpire
  • Les Chadwick, English bassist
  • Les Daniels, American writer
  • Les Twentyman, prominent youth outreach worker and community activist
  • Les Huckfield, British Labour politician
  • Les Harrison, American professional basketball player, coach
  • Les Cannon, prominent British union official and served as General President of the Electrical Trades Union
  • Les Olive, was club secretary of Manchester United
  • Les Earnest, United States computer scientist
  • Les Roberts, American epidemiologist
  • Les Landau, television director
  • Les Tanner, Australian cartoonist and journalist
  • Les Schneider, grew up in Woodstock & Staten Island, New York
  • Les Gilbert, founding member of the 1960s band, Wild Cherries
  • Les Gardiner, Scottish professional footballer
  • Les Bowie, Canadian-born special effects artist working mainly
  • Les Strongman, Canadian retired ice hockey player
  • Les Browne, chemist and entrepreneur
  • Les Anderson, American racecar driver
  • Les Carlyon, Australian writer
  • Les Blair, BAFTA winning television
  • Les Pawson, American marathon runner
  • Les Steel, rugby league footballer
  • Les Greenberg, Canadian psychologist
  • Les Hooper, composer in Los Angeles
  • Les Gandar, New Zealand politician of the National Party
  • Les Ralston, American boxer
  • Les Douglas, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Les Eyre, footballer who was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire
  • Les Howe, Listed at, 170 lb
  • Les Hatton, British-born computer scientist and mathematician most notable for his work on failures and vulnerabilities
  • Les Claypool, American musician, singer, songwriter, composer
  • Les Dawson, Leslie Dawson Jr
  • Les Brown, American jazz musician
  • Les Paul, American jazz, country, and blues guitarist
  • Les Wexner, American businessman
  • Les Baxter, American musician and composer
  • Les Éditions de Minuit, French publishing house which has its origins
  • Les Merritt, Republican politician
  • Les Ferdinand, English former footballer and current football coach and Director of Football at his former club Queens Park Rangers
  • Les Cowboys Fringants, folk rock music group formed in 1995 in Repentigny
  • Les Barker, English poet,

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
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