[Opinions] Lee or Leigh?
I'm curious, do you prefer Lee or Leigh on a girl? I'm a fan of Lee as a first name, but most people seem to like Leigh. WDYT? Why?
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I prefer Lee for a girl and Leigh for a boy. I don't personally like the name for a boy very much and like it as a mn for a girl far better.
I've got a step-nephew Lee, and I was at school with a girl Leigh, so for me it's an easy choice.
I prefer Lee. Leigh looks like it's pronounced "LAY" to me.
I prefer Leigh for a girl. I tend to think "male" when I see Lee even though I knew a female Lee. I'm more accustomed to seeing Leigh for a girl and Lee for a boy.
I don't like either, since Lee is boring.
I prefer Lee on a girl. Leigh is a little more... I don't know, ungainly? and that to me makes it seem more masculine than feminine.
I don't like either. Lee is a boys name to me and Leigh is just too trendy, because of popular names like Hayleigh and Ashleigh. However, I would assume Lee was a boy and Leigh was a girl.
I much prefer Lea or Leah.
I much prefer Lea or Leah.
Neither for a girl, really. I prefer Lee over Leigh, Leigh just makes me think 'trendy American name'.
Leight
ditto
Leigh is a family name in my family, all for girls. It's one of my mns because of it, and I'd like to give it as a mn to a daughter someday as well! I like it.
Leigh is a family name in my family, all for girls. It's one of my mns because of it, and I'd like to give it as a mn to a daughter someday as well! I like it.
I've never met a female Lee or Leigh, and tend to think of it more as a boy's name or a surname. But if I had to choose I'd pick Lee, mainly because I prefer the look of it. Also, Lee Miller: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Lee_Miller
I prefer Lee on a boy and Leigh on a girl. I find Lee to be very blunt and straight foward and a bit masculine looking. Leigh on the other hand looks a lot more danty.
I much prefer Lee for both genders.
I grew up with Lee as the spelling for both boys and girls. Actress Lee Grant and Jackie Onasis' sister Lee Radziwill are two cases in point.
It's one of the few truly unisex names that I like. The Lee spelling is less surname-y to me. I know that Lee is also a surname so this isn't based on logic. I guess the bottom line is that Leigh looks fussier. I love the look of Lee. Oh, and Lee has been used as a nn for Elizabeth in the past so that also helps to make it less surname-y for me.
It's one of the few truly unisex names that I like. The Lee spelling is less surname-y to me. I know that Lee is also a surname so this isn't based on logic. I guess the bottom line is that Leigh looks fussier. I love the look of Lee. Oh, and Lee has been used as a nn for Elizabeth in the past so that also helps to make it less surname-y for me.
This message was edited 6/9/2011, 9:15 AM
Gotta admit, I prefer Leigh for a girl, and Lee for a boy. I like the way Lee sounds for a girl, but written, it's too plain. Lee\Leigh is an exception to my rule that I like long, flowery girls' names, and dislike short, plain ones, so I guess that's why I prefer to make it somewhat less plain by spelling it Leigh.
I did have a friend who named her daughter Leigha, though. Until I saw the name spelled, I assumed it was Leah. I thought Leigha an abomination.
I did have a friend who named her daughter Leigha, though. Until I saw the name spelled, I assumed it was Leah. I thought Leigha an abomination.