My Name

Growing up my name had little to no meaning at all yet, it was given to such as myself. My name is quite unique a reason that made it’s way to my parent’s mouth, my name is not that sweet but masculine as what my father wanted.
In Gaelic my name means from a gray fortress a stronghold that is old and powerful a symbol of wealth and monarchy, a symbol of hope and prosperity. My name is a fortress ruined and gray bits of ivy seeping from it’s walls dents from a war of possession.
My name in Scottish means a garden of Hollies, a tiny flower we don’t know the name but we use as an ornament every Christmas. Shrubs that bloom slowly as the winter frost licks their stems and leaves, an aquafolicae that blooms even in the coldest climate. A small plant that grows from time to time. An evergreen tree that withstands the cold and a stronghold for the winter weather.
My name in Hebrew means peace an ever present peace at times of war, a belief that keeps one together. Ya’ara as they call a peace that seethes within their hearts, a peace that gives comfort and whole.
It is my father’s name and it has been passed on to me, personally I disliked my name it wasn’t fit for a little girl such as myself in fact it didn’t fit me in anyway. It was a boy’s name, a common American last name.
My name itself has its own unique meaning for me. Leslie is strong, like a fortress full of dents and crumbles ruins bearing scars of wars and knowledge; it bears the sadness within yet envelopes everyone with warmth and comfort. Leslie is evergreen growing even through the darkest of times and the coldest of situations, it is a Holly small yet full of hope and beauty as what I wished I to be.
Growing up my name had little to no meaning at all yet, it was given to such as myself. My name is quite unique a reason that made it’s way to my parent’s mouth, my name is not that sweet but masculine as what my father wanted. It is a garden filled with tiny hope, it is evergreen through the cold, it is a fortress full of learnings and experiences. It is the peace that helps everyone to gain faith again. That is my name, Leslie.