Leigh

See also: leigh, léigh, and lèigh

English

Alternative forms

• (surname, given name): Lee

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 placename
   1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
   2. A village in Dorset, England.
   3. The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8626).
   4. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe.
   5. A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh.
   6. A village in Surrey, England.
   7. A village in Wiltshire, England.
   8. A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7853).

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• Leigh Delamere
• Leigh disease
• Leigh-on-Sea

See also

• Lea
• Leah
• Lee
• Leh
• Lei
• Ley
• Li
• Ly