Details for the forename Les

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Les (male)


Diminutive for:	Lesley (M) Leslie (M)
Feminine form:	Les (F)

Source(s):	"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication [L]
Notes:	English diminutive of Leslie/Lesley [q.v.]. ONC states that Les is only used as a diminutive in the case of males but a correspondent [L] has experience of many examples in the US where the diminutive has been used for the female name.