Leslie (name)
| Leslie | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Les-lee |
| Gender | unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Leslie, Scotland |
| Meaning | from a placename |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lesley (female),Lesly, Leslee |
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Leslie (/ˈlɛsli/ or /ˈlɛzli/) is a surname and given name, derived the name of Clan Leslie, ultimately from the placename of Castle Leslie, the clan's historical seat. The name of the castle is probably an anglicization of an originally Gaelic name, perhaps leas celyn "holly-garden".[1]
First name
The following people bear the first name Leslie:
Men
- Les Aspin, American politician
- Leslie Bohem, 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, half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction
- Leslie Cheung (1956—2003), Hong Kong actor-singer
- Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool, lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus
- Leslie Cochran (1951-2012), vagrant cross-dresser of Austin, Texas
- Les Ferdinand, English footballer
- Leslie Frazier, American NFL head coach and former player
- Leslie Glasgow (1914-1980), American conservationist
- Leslie Groves, American general in command of the Manhattan Project
- Bob Hope (1903–2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, British-born American actor-comedian
- Leslie Howard (actor), British actor
- Leslie Howard (musician), Australian pianist and composer
- Leslie Lamport, American computer scientist
- Leslie Lynch King, Jr., birth name of 38th U.S. President Gerald Ford
- Leslie Manigat, President of Haiti
- Les Miles, American college football coach and former player
- Leslie Miller (disambiguation)
- Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS
- Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010), Canadian-American actor and comedian
- Leslie O'Neal (born 1964), American football player
- Leslie Phillips, British actor
- Leslie Pridgen, American rapper who goes by the name of Freeway
- Leslie Sears (1901-1992), English cricketer
- Leslie Stephen, English author and critic
- Leslie Thomas, British author
- Leslie Valiant, British computer scientist
Women
- Leslie (singer), French pop-R&B singer
- Leslie Bibb, American actress
- Leslie Caron, French actress
- Leslie Carter, 2000s pop and later, pop/rock singer
- Mrs. Leslie Carter, American stage actress
- Leslie Erganian, American artist
- Leslie Feist, Canadian singer
- Leslie Glass (1963–2000), American porn performer
- Leslie Crocker Snyder, American lawyer and former judge
- Leslie Mann, American actress
- Leslie Uggams, American actress
- Leslie "Sam" Phillips, American singer and songwriter
- Leslie Mahaffy (1976-1991) was a victim of Canadian serial killers and serial rapists Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.
Surname
Further information: Clan Leslie
The following people bear the surname of Leslie:
- Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (died 1402)
- Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c.1580–1661)
- 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
- Austin Leslie (1934–2005), New Orleans chef
- Bethel Leslie (1929–1999), American actress and screenwriter
- Cameron Leslie (swimmer) (born 1990), New Zealand paralympics gold medal winner
- Charles Leslie (nonjuror) (1650–1722), British Jacobite nonjuror and controversialist
- Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), American genre painter
- Chris Leslie (folk musician) (born 1956), English electric folk musician
- Chris Leslie (politician) (born 1972), British Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East, formerly MP for Shipley
- 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
- 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
- Franklin Leslie (C. 1848 – c. 1930), western gunfighter
- Frederick W. Leslie (born 1951), NASA payload specialist
- Henry David Leslie (1822–1896), English composer and conductor
- Jim Leslie (1937-1976), American public relations executive
- Joan Leslie (born 1925), 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
People in fiction
- Leslie Burke, one of the protagonists of the Katherine Paterson novel Bridge to Terabithia
- 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
- The Great Leslie, a character played by Tony Curtis in the 1965 film The Great Race
- Leslie Knope, the main character on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, played by Amy Poehler
References
See also
- Leslie (disambiguation)
- Lesley (disambiguation)