First names in Hebrew

First name Lesley: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לסלי

Gematria value: 130

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lesley is written לסלי

Lesley is another spelling of Leslie.

Meaning and origin

What does Lesley mean?

Meaning: of disputed Scottish origin, from a place name
Origin: Scottish

Leslie comes from Scotland, where it was first a place name, then the name of a great clan. The meaning of the place name is disputed: it is sometimes explained by Gaelic words for a garden or a court of holly, but nothing is certain. Long a man's name, it has become mostly a woman's name in America.

Gematria

Lesley = 130

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לסלי has 4 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total130

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Lesley, from ל to י:

לוּלֵי תוֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי אָז אָבַדְתִּי בְעׇנְיִי׃

“Had Your Torah not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.”

Psalms 119:92

The book of your first name

Lesley, in nine pages

• Lesley, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Lesley
• Lesley, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Lesley in three answers

How do you write Lesley in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lesley is written לסלי. Lesley is another spelling of Leslie.

What is the gematria value of Lesley?
Written לסלי, Lesley is worth 130: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Lesley mean?
Of disputed Scottish origin, from a place name (origin: Scottish). Leslie comes from Scotland, where it was first a place name, then the name of a great clan. The meaning of the place name is disputed: it is sometimes explained by Gaelic words for a garden or a court of holly, but nothing is certain. Long a man's name, it has become mostly a woman's name in America.