Given name & surname

Lez

“garden of hollies”

Lez is a masculine given name.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lez is a diminutive of Leslie. Leslie means “garden of hollies.”

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Where it comes from

Lez is a diminutive of Leslie. Leslie comes from Scottish Gaelic.

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How it developed

In English usage, Lez is a diminutive of Leslie.

Lez’s family of names

In English usage, Lez is a diminutive of Leslie. Lez has a related form in Leslie.

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