Lesleyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).

固有名詞

Lesley

1. A Scottish surname.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the 18th century. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-20th century.
3. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

使用する際の注意点

The male given name is usually spelled Leslie.

引用

• 1792 Robert Burns: Bonnie Lesley:

  O saw ye bonnie Lesley,

  As she gaed o'er the border.

  She's gane, like Alexander,

  To spread her conquests farther.

アナグラム

• Yelles