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in reply to a message by Emilie007
I'd pronounce Caileigh KAY-lee, and Calleigh KAL-ee.
I still don't get why in names "eigh" is apparently pronounced "ee." Eight, weight, freight, neighbor... height. Give me one word where "eigh" is pronounced "ee."
I still don't get why in names "eigh" is apparently pronounced "ee." Eight, weight, freight, neighbor... height. Give me one word where "eigh" is pronounced "ee."
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Leigh
My best guess on the "-leigh" = "-lee" thing is the surname Leigh, particularly in reference to Vivien Leigh.
Years ago Lee was both the male and female spelling. Then people began using Leigh for a girl, which is backwards to me because surnames feel more masculine than feminine to me. But I digress.
Anyway, that's the only way I can reconcile "-leigh" being pronounced as "-lee" at the end of created names.
My best guess on the "-leigh" = "-lee" thing is the surname Leigh, particularly in reference to Vivien Leigh.
Years ago Lee was both the male and female spelling. Then people began using Leigh for a girl, which is backwards to me because surnames feel more masculine than feminine to me. But I digress.
Anyway, that's the only way I can reconcile "-leigh" being pronounced as "-lee" at the end of created names.
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Duh.
That seemed to have escaped my mind. Yeah, it must come from the surname. :)
That seemed to have escaped my mind. Yeah, it must come from the surname. :)
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Leigh is a place name
Leigh is a place in northern England (now part of Greater Manchester. I think the surname would have come from the place name. According to Wikipedia: The name Leigh probably derives from the Old English lea, meaning a woodland clearing or meadow,[2] or the Middle English legh.
Not sure why it has become the main female spelling of the name these days. Edited to say: Possibly the popularity of Vivien Leigh has influenced it as a girl's name?
Leigh is a place in northern England (now part of Greater Manchester. I think the surname would have come from the place name. According to Wikipedia: The name Leigh probably derives from the Old English lea, meaning a woodland clearing or meadow,[2] or the Middle English legh.
Not sure why it has become the main female spelling of the name these days. Edited to say: Possibly the popularity of Vivien Leigh has influenced it as a girl's name?
This message was edited 9/24/2008, 1:57 PM
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