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 [ 1 syll. les, le-s ] The boy name Les is pronounced LEHS KEY. Les has its origins in the Old Greek, Celtic, and Old English languages, and it is used largely in Russian and English. Les is a variation (Russian) of Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Les is also a short form of Lester (English). Les is also a short form (English) of Leslie (English and German). Les is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1961 with 0.009% of baby boys being named Les. It ranked at #585 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly related to Les, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Les include Lais, Lasse (Finnish and Scandinavian), Lauge (Scandinavian), Lech (Polish), Leks (Estonian), Lewes (English), Lex (English and German), Lexi (English), Lexo (Slavic), Lige (English), Lise, Lluc (Catalan), Lluch (Catalan), Loek (Dutch), Luc (French), Luce (French), Luck (English), Luiz (Portuguese), Luke (English), and Lux (English). A famous person named Les is Les Paul, Guitarist, born Lester William Polsfuss, 9 June 1915, Waukesha, Wisconsin. KEY: Pronunciation for Les: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
