Leigh

See also: leigh, léigh, and lèigh

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liː/, (some placenames) /laɪ/

Proper noun

Leigh

  1. A surname​, variant of Lee.
  2. A male given name, transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name, transferred from the surname.
  4. A town in the metropolitan borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
  5. Villages in Dorset, Kent, Surrey, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, England.

Usage notes

In the UK, Leigh is occasionally seen as the feminine form of the male name Lee.

Derived terms
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