9-2170: Lesley is a placename, given name and surname, a variant of Leslie that can be male or female name and is ultimately an anglicization of a Scottish (Gaelic) placename. Places [ edit ] Fort Lesley J. McNair , American army facility Lesley University , American academic institution Lesley, Western Australia , a suburb of Perth People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Lesley Arfin (born 1979), American author Lesley Baker (b. 1944), Australian actress Lesley Bamberger (born 1965/1966), Dutch billionaire, owner of Kroonenberg Groep Lesley Blanch (1904–2007), British writer and editor Lesley M. M. Blume (b. 1975), American author Lesley Turner Bowrey (b. 1942), Australian tennis player Lesley-Ann Brandt (b. 1981), South African-born actress Lesley Choyce (b. 1951), American-born writer based in Canada Lesley-Anne Down (b. 1954), British actress Lesley Ann Downey (1954–1964), British murder victim Lesley Douglas (b. 1963), British radio executive Lesley Duncan (1943–2010), British singer-songwriter Lesley Dunlop (b. 1956), British actress Lesley Elliott (disambiguation) , multiple people Lesley Garrett (b. 1955), British soprano Lesley Gill , American anthropology professor Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American singer-songwriter Lesley Hawker (b. 1981), Canadian figure skater Lesley Head , Australian geographer Lesley Hinds (b. 1956), Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland Lesley Joseph (b. 1945), British actress Lesley Judd (b. 1946), British actress Lesley Langley (b. 1944/5), Miss World 1965 from Britain Lesley Magnus (b. 1977), Canadian field hockey player Lesley Mahmood (b. 1942), British politician Lesley Manville (b. 1956), British actress Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944), American military officer Lesley Molseed (1964–1975), British murder victim Lesley Moreland , English author whose daughter
18-534: Is an English celebrity chef . She regularly appeared on such cookery programmes as Ready Steady Cook , and is currently one of the featured chefs on This Morning . Waters studied French Cuisine at Ealing College for three years, before cooking in top hotels, and winning awards including a scholarship to the Hotel Intercontinental in Düsseldorf . She then joined Prue Leith 's restaurant, where she
27-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leslie (name) Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie . The name may also be spelled Lesley . The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire , perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic leas celyn "holly-garden". Leslie is also frequently used as an anglicization of
36-568: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesley&oldid=1236694436 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Scottish given names Scottish masculine given names Masculine given names Scottish feminine given names Feminine given names English unisex given names English-language unisex given names Hidden categories: Short description
45-468: The male name Ladislaus , or its variant László . In this context, the name is derived from Slavic elements, with 'vladeti' meaning 'rule' and 'slava' meaning 'glory'. In the United Kingdom, the name is spelled Leslie when given to boys, while for girls it is usually rendered as Lesley . Notable people and characters with the name include: Lesley Waters Lesley Waters (born 3 April 1960)
54-611: The novel series Rivers of London Lesley Smiles, character in the animated television series CJ the DJ Lesley Webber , character in American soap opera General Hospital Lesley, playable character in the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Lesley, the female antagonist of the British puppet series Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared Lieutenant Lesley , a character from Star Trek , played by Eddie Paskey (spelled Lesley in
63-438: The show's credits, but has come to be written more often as Leslie by the fandom) See also [ edit ] "Lesley", a song by Dave from Psychodrama All pages with titles containing Lesley Leslie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lesley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
72-1199: Was murdered in 1990 Lesley Jean Murdoch (b. 1956), New Zealand cricketer Lesley Rumball (b. 1973), New Zealand netball player Lesley Sanderson (b. 1985/6), contestant on the British Big Brother TV series Lesley Scott , contributing writer to Doctor Who Lesley Sharp (b. 1964), British actress Lesley Soper (b. 1954), New Zealand politician Lesley Stahl (b. 1941), American broadcast journalist Lesley Vainikolo (b. 1979), New Zealand rugby player Lesley Visser (b. 1953), American sports broadcaster Lesley Ann Warren (b. 1946), American actress Lesley Waters (b. 1960), British celebrity chef Lesley Ward , Australian mathematician Lesley Whittle (1957–1975), British murder victim Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby, 1949), British model and actress Surname [ edit ] John Lesley (1527–1596), Scottish bishop and historian Peter Lesley (1819–1903), American geologist Brad Lesley (1958–2013), American baseball player Caroline Lesley (b. 1978), Canadian actress Fictional characters [ edit ] Lesley May, character in
81-420: Was promoted to senior chef. She then worked as a freelance corporate chef and caterer for government officials before joining Leith's School of Food and Wine as an instructor, rising to head teacher. Waters started in television in 1989 on various cable TV shows, before Ready Steady Cook and Can't Cook, Won't Cook . Waters is married to Tim, a photographer, and the couple have two children. They live in
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