Lesley name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 18th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Old Irish, Hebrew and Celtic

Usage: English, English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: l(e)-sley

Meaning: From the Gray Castle, Holly and God is Fullness

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What does Lesley mean?
Variations of Lesley
Middle Names for Lesley
How popular is Lesley?
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Similar Names to Lesley
Famous People Named Lesley
Lists having Lesley

What does Lesley mean?

Used substantially in English, Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian persistent and prevailing, Lesley is used as a gender-neutral name. It is rooted from Hebrew, Old Irish and Celtic, Lesley means "From the Gray Castle, Holly or God is Fullness".

Lesley is a version of predominant and evergreen Leslie. Leslie is resulted from ElisabethThe Lands of Lesslyn In Aberdeenshire. Eminent and Ceaseless Leslie's origin is Celtic and Old Irish, meaning of Leslie is "Garden of Hollies and God is Fullness"..

The name is celebrated on November 17th.

How do I pronounce Lesley?

l(e)-sley is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Lesley. Some people pronounce it as les-ley.

Variants of Lesley

Lessley, Leslie, Keslie

Names that rhyme with Lesley

How popular is the name Lesley?

Lesley is a popular in United States where over 38802 new-borns have been given the name since 1882. Recently the moniker is on a rise, in 1979, the moniker grabbed the 267th spot and 928 baby girls were given the name.

Additionally, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 34 times In New South Wales, Lesley was once a common name since emerging in 1952 it has been given to over 2090 babies.

When at its peak in 1952,. After 13 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Lesley is a familiar baby name in Queensland during its short run, it been to the top 100 names.

In 1960, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 64 on girl names chart when 58 babies were given the name Lesley. Over 271 people have been named Lesley in Queensland.

Lesley is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 1996, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 671 on girl names chart when 35 babies were named Lesley.

Over 300 people have been named Lesley in England and Wales. Also, in Ireland, it had been in use since 1964 with last appearance in 2002. It was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 1968, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 133 on girl names chart when 50 babies were named Lesley. Over 873 babies in Ireland have been named Lesley.

Lesley is an uncommon baby name in France, where it last appeared in 2005 after 23 years of use since 1951.

Over 110 babies in France have been named Lesley. It had a short run of 10 years on Belgium girl names chart. However things change on global perspective, Lesley is extremely popular in England where every 1 in 600 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Scotland, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. According to our estimate, at least 260000 people have been bestowed Lesley around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			2763	61
2017			3074	52
2016	8763	8	2415	76
2015	10615	6	2030	96
2014			1797	113

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Lesley in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1358	458	854	197

Here's what numbers has to say about Lesley

You would put other people's interests and wishes before yours just to see them happy. Your primary goal is to create a life you won't need a yearly vacation from. You are deeply related to the 5 senses. You keep following your heart in order to avoid disappointment and solitude. Some people admire while others judge your recklessness and carelessness. You don't think twice before making a decision.

Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Lesley

Kendy - Anomalous Kendy is originated from African and Celtic is notably used in English, Kendy means "Beautiful or Wealthy" is aimed at both sexes
Devonna - Rare girl name Devonna is originated from Celtic, meaning of Devonna is "Divine or From Devonshire" is used primarily in English
Delaney - Meaning of Delaney is From the Alder Grove is used as a gender insensitive name and is notably used in English has origin in Old French and Celtic
Ossian - Used mainly in Irish and Norwegian recent and curious, Ossian means "Os or Name of a Legendary Scottish Bard" has its origin in Old Irish and Celtic is used for baby boys
Mirle - Eminent Mirles origin is Egyptian, Latin and Celtic is used in Finnish is used as a baby girl name. Mirle is German cognate of Mirjam

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Middle names for Lesley

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Famous people named Lesley

Lesley Choyce, Canadian author of novels, non-fiction
Lesley Langley, British model

Lesley Hinds, Scottish Labour Party politician
Lesley Blanch, English writer, historian and traveller
Lesley Sanderson, Malaysian British artist
Lesley Magnus, field hockey player
Lesley Elliott, member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Lesley Baker, Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedian
Lesley Ann Downey,
Lesley Riddoch, Scottish radio broadcaster and journalist
Lesley Ashburner, American athlete
Lesley Riddle, African-American musician whose influence on the Carter Family helped to shape country music
Lesley Storm,
Lesley Abdela, British expert on women's rights and representation
Lesley McGuire, Irish actress

Lesley Wylie, professional rugby league footballer
Lesley Turner, Irish beauty queen
Lesley McKenna, British professional snowboarder based in Aviemore
Lesley Glaister, (born 4 October 1956,{{cite news
Lesley Brannan, Welsh hammer thrower
Lesley Milroy, sociolinguist
Lesley Molseed,
Lesley Gore, American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist
Lesley Garrett, English soprano singer, musician
Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer
Lesley J. McNair, senior United States Army officer
Lesley Duncan, English singer-songwriter
Lesley Judd, English dancer and television presenter
Lesley Soper, former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party

Lesley Stahl, American television journalist
Lesley Joseph, English actress and broadcaster, best
Lesley Dunlop, English actress
Lesley Turner Bowrey, retired professional tennis player from Australia
Lesley Murdoch, former New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player
Lesley Sharp, English stage
Lesley Visser, American sportscaster
Lesley Vainikolo, rugby union and former professional rugby league footballer
Lesley Rumball, former New Zealand netball player
Lesley Douglas, former British radio executive
Lesley Manville, English actress,
Lesley Waters, English celebrity chef
Lesley Hawker, Canadian former competitive figure skater
Lesley Dill, American contemporary artist

Lesley Manyathela, South African professional footballer
Lesley Vickerage, English actress best
Lesley Nicol, English actress and three-time SAG Award-winner
Lesley Griffiths, Welsh Labour politician
Lesley Smith, English scholar, historian
Lesley Lindsay in Restless Souls as Actress
Lesley Scoble in The Elephant Man as Actress
Lesley Bennett in Swallows and Amazons as Actress
Lesley Goldie in The Best of Benny Hill as Actress
Lesley Sluzynski in Lights Out as Actress
Lesley Manning in Ghostwatch as Director
Lesley Evans in Shampoo as Actress
Lesley Mackie in The Wicker Man as Actress

Lesley Paterson in Rabbits and Trains as Producer
Lesley Brook portrayed the central character of Katherine Britton in 1945 musical movie For You Alone.
Lesley Chaney played the leading character of Desirée Jones in 1990 adventure, family film The Hidden Jungle.
Lesley Taplin, from 1969 drama movie The Activist, who played the Lee James.
Lesley Morgan portrayed pivotal role of Blade in 1993 horror, thriller film Death Dancers.
In 1951 crime, drama movie, Chelsea Story, Lesley Osmond characterized Louise.
In 1989, Lesley Rochat portrayed the role of Kathy in drama, thriller flick Forced Alliance.
In 2017, Lesley Pedersen portrayed the role of Dr. Conners in adventure and drama movie The Boundary.
In 1992, Lesley Hughes played the role of Monica in comedy, drama film Van Gogh's Ear.

Lesley Hart characterized important character of Prison Officer 3 in 2018 comedy and drama movie Wild Rose.
Lesley Bowen, from 2015 drama flick You're It, who characterized Lillian.

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