My name is also
Leah (spelled this way though) and I get
Lee and
Leigh too, although that is not the correct pronunciations. It is definately Lee-uh and always has been. From what I understand, even the original pronunciation of
Leah was Leh-uh (with the Leh sounding like the beginning of Letter) not Leigh-uh (with the
Leigh sound rhyming with sleigh).
Its okay, your friend will be schooled when the movie comes out (if the movie gets it right).
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Great video on displeasure with surnames as first names with
Rowan Atkinson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc