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I think it is too girly (and that's something coming from a person with Sidney, Aubrey, Darcy, Meredith etc on their boys' list).

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Just Leigh wouldn't be too bad (I've seen Leigh used on boys many times).

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Usually the 'girliness' of a name wouldn't put me off using it but Leigha is different. My reasons:

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It's identical in pronunciation to Leah and Lea (popular girls' names) so just looks like a kre8tiv twist on those. Added to this is the general trend that it is girls that are more likely to have 'kre8tiv' names (Madisyn, Kaela, Haylie etc)

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The -(l)eigh- spelling is often used to 'feminise' unisex/boys' name when they are used for girls eg Aubreigh, Baileigh, Sydneigh, Kaseigh. You'd see these and expect them to be girls.

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The 'ee' sound is now seen as very girly. By looking at the popularity lists you can see Emily, Ashley, Chloe, Sydney, Kaylee, Hayley, Avery, Mackenzie, Kylie, Keely, Keira, Brianna etc on the girls' list. For the boys' there are not that many.

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Plus that fact that 'a' at the end of the name is seen as being the feminine form.

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It very much ticks all the correct trendy boxes to make it a girls' name.

Yes, it's way too girly for a boy. I'd hate to have to be a guy and introduce myself as Leigha for my whole life. Try liking Lee.

Well I wouldn't use it because it sounds really feminine. But I also wouldn't use Kyle or whatever on a girl either because it seems really masculine. And therefore I think it's fair for Leigha to be used on boys.

My friend's oldest daughter, who is now sixteen years old, is named Leigha. I was disappointed in my friend when I discovered the spelling, as I had thought it was Leah, which is a much classier way of spelling this name. At any rate, yes, I think this name is much too feminine for a boy. If you really like it that much, I would go with Leo (which will be my unborn grandson's name) or even Lee, which is still acceptable for males.

I see Leigh as a girls name. But Lee is great for a boy.

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I think it's horrible on a boy. Way to girly sounding.

I think it could work. Lee on a boy I find boring, and Leah is girly looking. I think Leigha might be cute. I'd rather see it on a boy than a girl. I've never thought of the name on a boy before, but I'm saying it to myself right now, and I rather like something about it.

I don't see why not [m]

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I LOVE Hazel on a boy, and plan to use it for a future son. If girls can have boys named boys can have girls.

No. i wouldn't use it on a boy.

This message was edited 10/16/2007, 6:15 PM

Sorry-to me it's too girly.

It's to girly for a boy, and I dislike the spelling Leigha. The -leigh spellings have always bothered me because I think leigh should be prn. LAY.

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I happen to like Leah or Lea for girls though.

Yes, I think it is too girly. It's a misspelled girl's name (Leigha is pronounced like Leah), which is spelled to incorporate the female spelling of a unisex name (Lee/Leigh). I also hate the "eigh" spelling of anything with an "ee" sound because it's unintuitive and looks ugly. But it's no worse than all the female Hunters and Maddysynes.

Leea if it sounds like Leah or Lea yes way to girlie can't even see it on a boy