[Opinions] Leigh
For some reason, I kind of like this name (on a girl). On its own, Leigh doesn't seem harmful (as it does in Ashleigh, for instance). WDYT?
I've known a couple girls named Leigh. It's always struck me as a traditional, conservative name, because those are the ones I've known, but I guess it's got more in common with Taylor than with Elizabeth, huh?
I've known a couple girls named Leigh. It's always struck me as a traditional, conservative name, because those are the ones I've known, but I guess it's got more in common with Taylor than with Elizabeth, huh?
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I've never thought much about Leigh, but I rather like it. I can think of 3 girls named Leigh (actually, one has the double name Leigh-Taylor). I think it has a sort of preppy vibe, and I can see it fitting with both Taylor and Elizabeth. Leigh and Taylor or Leigh and Elizabeth could be sets of sisters.
I could see your name being Leigh.
I hate when it's the end of a name, though (Ansleigh, Harleigh, etc.).
I could see your name being Leigh.
I hate when it's the end of a name, though (Ansleigh, Harleigh, etc.).
The only Leigh I know must be in her middle to late 60s, so more Elizabeth than Taylor! (Lovely way to date names - thank you.) She's a quiet, low-key person, lovely singing voice, easy to like. At least one of her sisters had Leigh as a mn, so it must have been in the family.
Thanks to her, I like it on a girl and could face Lee on a boy. Not the other way around, though.
I read somewhere - Leslie Dunkling, I think - that in the UK it was Lee for boys and Leigh for girls, and the opposite in the USA. Is that right, in your experience? I've got a step-nephew Lee who was born in the UK; not sure if he proves anything, though.
Thanks to her, I like it on a girl and could face Lee on a boy. Not the other way around, though.
I read somewhere - Leslie Dunkling, I think - that in the UK it was Lee for boys and Leigh for girls, and the opposite in the USA. Is that right, in your experience? I've got a step-nephew Lee who was born in the UK; not sure if he proves anything, though.
I think it's fine. The Leigh spelling is more elegant looking than Lee. It also makes me think of breathiness (the gh "feels" like it's almost there) and looks more pretentious than Lee, and it's a little dated, about like Holly. But it's not bad. I'd even rather Leigh than Madison, Ashley, Jordan, or Morgan, names which IMO seem basically nice. It doesn't strike me as traditional or conservative - it's a trendy romantic-ish name picking up a conventional, sophisticated vibe from being short and surnamey and vaguely masculine, like Brooke.
This message was edited 7/8/2013, 10:01 AM
I like it; I pronounced it LAY, rather than LEE, which I would spell phonetically.