Names First


A very informal list of first names, with some history, trivia, comments, opinions, etc., along with the obligatory origins and meanings. Comments, suggestions, and above all, corrections, are encouraged.


Thursday, December 08, 2005

Leigh

Leigh is a case of surnames that become first names, and means "meadow." The rise in popularity of Leigh as a feminine given name coincides with the rise in fame of actress Vivien Leigh. It has also been used occasionally as a given name for boys, though the variant spelling "Lee" has been more used for boys.

Even at the height of its popularity Leigh never made it into the top 200 names for girls, and was much less popular for boys. It has not appeared in the top 1000 since 1996, although Lee for boys remains in the top 1000.

(I was somewhat surprised that it wasn't ever more popular, since it seems to be used a lot as a middle name, but I guess the statistics don't lie.)

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