Leigh.
A surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name, Female equivalent of Lee.
A number of places in England: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD6500).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Dorset (OS grid ref ST6108).
A number of places in England: The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8626).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe.
A number of places in England: A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh.
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2246).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692).
A number of places in England: A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7853).
Where this word comes from
From the nominative case of Old English lēah (“wood, meadow”), 'dweller by the wood or clearing'.
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