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leslie/lesley

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tinkers

tinkers Report 1 Apr 2005 17:31

one name 2 spellings lol wich is the boy leslie and wich is the girls name leslie please lol

Joan

Joan Report 1 Apr 2005 17:31

Lesley is the girls version.

 Debbie

Debbie Report 1 Apr 2005 17:31

Hi, the male is Leslie and the female Lesley though I know people did get it wrong! Hope this helps. Debbie

tinkers

tinkers Report 1 Apr 2005 17:36

thanks for replys it has settled a argument with me and hubby and i was right lol

Valerie

Valerie Report 4 Apr 2005 01:38

Tracey, Yes 'E' for er and 'I' for im. My middle name is Frances and it is often spelt with an 'I'. Very annoying!

Sue

Sue Report 4 Apr 2005 08:23

As Debbie says, you can't always be certain. I have a female cousin in Canada called Leslie! Sue xx

Unknown

Unknown Report 4 Apr 2005 08:26

The French actress/dancer Leslie Caron was female. I also have someone in my family who spells the name 'Leslea'. CB >|<

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Apr 2005 08:29

Sue, Mary, is that not the French influence, there?

Wendy

Wendy Report 4 Apr 2005 08:42

I have a friend called Leslie,her parents said it's the Scottish way of spelling it,there's a place called Leslie in Fife. Wendy