Leigh

See also: leigh, léigh, and lèigh

English

Alternative forms

  • (surname, given name): Lee

Etymology

From the nominative case of Old English lēah (“wood, meadow”), 'dweller by the wood or clearing'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liː/, (some placenames) /laɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophones: lea, Lee, leigh, li
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophones: lai, lie, lye

Proper noun

Leigh

  1. A surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    1. (UK) A female given name, Female equivalent of Lee.
  3. A number of places in England:
    1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD6500).
    2. A village and civil parish in Dorset (OS grid ref ST6108). [1]
    3. The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8626). [2]
    4. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe. [3]
    5. A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh. [4]
    6. A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2246). [5]
    7. A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692). [6]
    8. A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7853). [7]

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Dorset)
  2. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Kent)
  4. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
  5. ^ Parish map (Surrey)
  6. ^ Parish map (Wiltshire)
  7. ^ Parish map (Worcestershire)
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