Leigh (meaning and origin)

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Leigh

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Meaning and origin
Leigh is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `from the meadow`.

Where is it used?
The name Leigh is mainly used in English.

What Leigh`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Leigh:
not overly common
The worst thing about the name:
there are a lot of male leigh's in my generation, people assume your a guy or a tomboy.
If my name wasn`t Leigh....:
wouldn't change it for the world.
Extra information:
people thinking your a gut has it's advantages. when telemarketers ring all the time i get my hubby to muck around with them because they assume he's me, he he!
The best thing about the name Leigh:
Its differant
The worst thing about the name:
sometimes people who have not met you think you are a boy till they meet you
If my name wasn`t Leigh....:
I was going to be named Adel and i hate that
Extra information:
I love my name and noticed most girls called Leigh have the same middle name to Marie so do i hehe
The best thing about the name Leigh:
It is unusual
The worst thing about the name:
People always assume it is a man's name, or they spell it Lee.
If my name wasn`t Leigh....:
I might have been Jennifer or Wendy - much prefer Leigh!
Extra information:
I am sorry you can't shorten it to have a nickname.
The best thing about the name Leigh:
Its different
The worst thing about the name:
Its also a boys name
If my name wasn`t Leigh....:
Personality
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Leigh:
i luv mah name! its soo unique.. and nobody shares my name with me at school! my name is danelle leigh by the way.. the name leigh sounds sossy ang cool! it rocks!
The worst thing about the name:
they sometimes use a different spelling.. like lay, ley or lei for example.. and sometimes they shortcut it to ley and its knda freaky! haha!
If my name wasn`t Leigh....:
well.. a friend knew me because of my name.. an dwe're really close now.. we just became friends because of my name.. long story.. hehe..
Extra information:
name your baby leigh! you wont regret it! haha! but make sure that your child is worthy to have the name leigh! and that he/she will not make a bad reputation for this name! haha!

More `Leigh` links
Leigh as abbreviation
Actors named Leigh
Leigh in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Leigh

Leigh doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Leigh appeared in the top-1000 was 12 years ago, in 1996. It ranked #899 in that year. . 1970 was a `top year` for the name Leigh. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #213. The last time Leigh appeared among the most common names was in 1950. Our records go back to 1880

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1996	899
1995	850
1994	727
1993	617
1992	556
1991	527
1990	469
1980	218
1970	213
1960	342
1950	657
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