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Meaning of Leslie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɛzli

Definitions

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
  4. A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).
  5. A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).
  6. A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. A minor city in Searcy County, Arkansas.
  9. A minor city in Sumter County, Georgia.
  10. A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
  12. A village in Franklin County, Missouri.
  13. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  14. An unincorporated community in Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  15. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Equivalents

العربية ليزلي
Français Leslie

Examples

“'Leslie with an "ie",' she had to tell everyone in England because they spelt it with a 'y'. 'Really?' Dominic's mother said, as if Leslie herself was a spelling mistake.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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