Lesslie
/ˈlɛzli/noun
A surname and given-name variant of Leslie.
Did you know?Lesslie is primarily a spelling variant of Leslie, a name associated with lands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, rather than a word originally created as a personal name.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Scotland
Scots Gaelic
Lesslyn / Lessley
“Early forms associated with the Scottish place-name later rendered Leslie; the precise Gaelic elements are uncertain.”
12th Century
Anglo-Norman Scots
de Lesley
“A locational surname meaning a person from the lands of Leslie.”
13th Century
Middle Scots
Lesly / Lesley
“Hereditary Scottish surname forms derived from the place-name.”
16th–17th Century
English and Scots
Leslie
“Established surname and personal name.”
Modern English
English
Lesslie
“A less common spelling variant of Leslie, used as a surname and occasionally as a given name.”