Leigh (/ liː / lee) is both an english surname and a unisex given name meaning meadow and delicate. Leigh as a name for girls (also used as boys' name leigh) is of hebrew and old english origin, and the meaning of the name leigh is delicate Unveil the beauty and rarity of the name leigh With its diverse origins and meanings, this name could be a truly unique choice The name leigh has english origins and is closely associated with old english It is a toponymic name, derived from a place name, indicating a geographical association with a meadow or forest clearing.
Leigh and sister lee were quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s among the first cool wave of unisex names for girls, but now have vanished from the top 1000 The biblical leah is preferred. The appellation leigh (pronounced /liː/) derives from the old english leah, signifying “woodland clearing” or “meadow,” and originally functioned as a topographic surname before its gradual adoption as a given name of refined brevity. Leigh is both a surname and a given name
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